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“A fashionable wife! Oh! Never will I be anything so heartless! I have pictured for myself a far higher destiny than this. - Will it ever be more than a picture?”

Quote by Jane Welsh Carlyle

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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Jane Welsh Carlyle

Jane Welsh Carlyle was a Scottish writer and social critic. She is best known for her correspondence with her husband, the famous essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle, which provides a unique insight into the intellectual and social circles of her time. Her own writing, while less well-known, reflects her sharp wit and insightful observations on the human condition. more

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