Marguerite Gardiner
Marguerite Gardiner
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessingtonwas an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth1 September 1789
CountryIreland
amuse however respect smile
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.
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The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise to the conjecture that it originally constituted a portion of the ancient baths.
dreams
Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.
aspect external improvement passed since though visible
I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is visible in the external aspect of the place.
beauty
Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.
affection bring chain lapse left link objects seems tempted
When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered.
dear enhances stay wonders
Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.
absence attention claims expose male neglected neither nor
In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.
fear religion
Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.
antiquity certainly objects primitive remarkable towns viewed whether
Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.
forged men prejudices
Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.
happiness
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.
chief conscience escort inflexible
The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.
monuments mortals names offering persons posterity reflecting respect thus whose
Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant?