Eliza Haywood
Eliza Haywood
Eliza Haywood, born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher. An increase in interest and recognition of Haywood’s literary works began in the 1980s. Described as "prolific even by the standards of a prolific age", Haywood wrote and published over seventy works during her lifetime including fiction, drama, translations, poetry, conduct literature and periodicals. Haywood is a significant figure of the 18th century as one of the important founders of the novel in English. Today she is studied...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
giving admiration stage
Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and renders us amiable in every Station, and thro' every Stage of Life.
virtue repetition
Those possest of the greatest Virtues are always least pleas'd with the repetition of them ...
lessons firsts given
To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject.
quality great-author draws
There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature.
cutting men sea
These are the lords That have bought titles: men may merchandise Wares, ay and traffic in all commodities From sea to sea, and from shore to shore: But in my thought, of all things that are sold, 'Tis pity honor should be bought for gold: It cuts off all desert.
unhappy may relief
The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition.
fear people live-in-the-moment
most People are wretched more by the Fears of what may come, than what they endure at present. ... a manifest Contradiction to good Sense; for who, with the right use of that, wou'd lose the Enjoyment of a present Comfort, to lament a Misfortune only in Supposition; which ten to one never comes to pass ...
unjust injustice one-thing
those who are unjust in one Thing, will be so in others ...
jealousy pain years
The jealous have but moments of Delight for years of Pain.
boasters boast
Nothing can be more true, than that the greatest Boasters have the least of what they pretend to.
desire possession
Possession naturally abates the Vigour of Desire ...
vanity affection share
those Women who boast the Affections of their Admirers, have a greater share of Vanity than Love ...