“I do not know that ever I desired anything earnestly in my life but 'twas denied me, and I am many times afraid to wish a thing merely lest my fortune should take that occasion to use me ill.” KnowsShouldUseWishFearFortuneIllOccasionsDeniedUsing Me Book:Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54 Source: Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54
“All letters, methinks, should be free and easy as one's discourse, not studied, as an oration, nor made up of hard words like a charm.” ShouldMadeHardEasyLettersCharmDiscourseHard Words Author:Dorothy Osborne