“It is quite deplorable to see how many rational creatures, or at least who are thought so, mistake suffering for sanctity, and think a sad face and a gloomy habit of mind propitious offerings to that Deity whose works are all light and lustre and harmony and loveliness.”
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Sydney, Lady Morgan
Sydney, Lady Morgan, born in 1776 and died on April 14, 1859, was a celebrated 19th-century novelist. She is particularly recognized for her historical novels and romantic tales that portrayed the lives of the aristocracy and the common people. Her writings frequently mirrored the social and political issues of her era. more
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