Quotes from Thomas Campbell's books, and about them
The Pioneers on Gertrude of Wyoming: “And I could weep"-- th' Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun-- "But that I may not stain with grief The death-song of my father's son." --Gertrude of Wyoming.”
The Story of an African Farm on Hohenlinden: “He knew he had learnt many about love; but the only thing that would come into his mind now was the "Battle of Hohenlinden," and "Not a drum was heard," neither of which seemed to bear directly on the subject on hand.”
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table on The Pleasures of Hope: “If she had but clutched the old Roman and young American weapon, and come to close quarters, there might have been a chance for her; but it would have spoiled the best passage in "The Pleasures of Hope."”
Old Mortality on The Pleasures of Hope: “Horseman and horse confess'd the bitter pang, And arms and warrior fell with heavy clang. Pleasures of Hope.”