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Quote by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

“Women excel more in literary judgment than in literary production,--they are better critics than authors.”

Quote by Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

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Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, was an English novelist born on September 1, 1789, and died on June 4, 1849. She was known for her delicate emotional descriptions and profound social insights, and her works were prominent in English literature during the early 19th century. more

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“Thoughts come maimed and plucked of plumage from the lips, which, from the pea, in the silence of your own leisure and study, would be born with far more beauty.”

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