I have fond memories of my maternal grandmother reading James Whitcomb Riley and Wordsworth, among others to me as a child. Upon graduation from high school, she presented to me a lovely, leather-bound book of 100 best-loved poems.

Her inscription reads:
"To Thyself be true,so honestly, steadfastly true,
That neither friend nor foe can say
He has been deceived in you."

(which is a paraphrased version of Shakespeare's "Polonius' Advice to Laertes" from "Hamlet")

She was a wonderful woman.

Peace,
Amy