His later poems, of which he was immodestly proud-"Sensations Captured on the Wing," he defined them-left me cold and unsympathetic.
"The Red Planet"
William J. Locke
This collection of symbolical books was published 1560 at Leipzig by Caspar Peucer, Melanchthon's son-in-law, with a preface to both the German and Latin editions written by Melanchthon and dated September 29, 1559, and February 16, 1560, respectively,-an act by which, perhaps without sufficiently realizing it, Melanchthon immodestly assumed for himself and his views the place within the Lutheran Church which belonged not to him, but to Luther.
"Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church"
Friedrich Bente
They, in common with others who had nothing to do but look on, found it an amusing scene; there was a great variety of costume, some neat, well-fitting, and modest; some quite immodestly scant; some bright and new; some faded and old.
"Elsie at Nantucket"
Martha Finley