But my most favourite pursuit after my daily exertions at the Foundry was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy.

Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?

I shall give you hunger and pain and sleepless nights. Also beauty and satisfactions known to few and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold.

Whether you come from heaven or hell what does it matter O Beauty!

When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.

Thou art my single day God lends to leaven What were all earth else with a feel of heaven.

Music is God's gift to man the only art of Heaven given to earth the only art of earth we take to Heaven.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

One does not need buildings money power or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing and that is the place to train.

You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on earth at it's best.