“Well, great authors are great people - but I believe that they are best seen at a distance.”
Quote by Mary Russell Mitford
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Mary Russell Mitford
Mary Russell Mitford, born on December 16, 1787, and died on January 10, 1855, was a renowned British author, playwright, and traveler in the 19th century. Known for her humorous and witty writing style, Mitford's works have been beloved by readers for their delicate emotional descriptions. more
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“Nothing so pretty to look at as my garden!”
Source: The Works of Mary Russell Mitford: Prose and Verse ...
Source: Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery
“There is no running away from a great grief.”
Source: The Works of Mary Russell Mitford: Prose and Verse, Viz Our Village, Belford Regis, Country Stories, Finden's Tableaux, Foscari, Julian, Rienzi, Charles the First
“Trees and children are, of all living things, those whose growth soonest makes one feel one's age.”
Source: Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery
“That bad letters of every kind arise from want of the habit of thinking, I cannot doubt.”
Source: The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Related in a Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends
Source: The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Related in a Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends
“[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] Her sweetness of character is even beyond her genius.”
“I have had a great misfortune; my dear old dog is dead.”
Source: Letters of Mary Russell Mitford: 2d Ser
“For ebbing resolution ne'er returns, But falls still further from its former shore.”