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18th Century Literature Quotes

“We lose the right of complaining sometimes by forbearing it”

Classic Literature 18th Century Literature Tristam Shandy

Book:The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Source: The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

“You, Madam, have Beauty to charm them all into Silence; a Look, a smile will disarm their Malice, and a Frown awe the whole Sex.”

Classic Literature Women Authors 18th Century Literature 18th Century Flirting

Book:The Noble Slaves

Source: The Noble Slaves

“Each thing called improvement seems blackened with crimes, If it tears up one record of blissful old times.”

18th Century English Literature 18th Century Literature 18th Century Romance 18th Century England

Author:Susanna Blamire

“Although Time's heavy hand thy form may bow, And leaving Earth's low cares, be fix'd on high Thy graver thought, youth's every energy Forgets not in thy boundless heart to glow:”

Poetry Quotes Poetry Life 18th Century Literature Literature And Poetry

Author:Barbarina Brand

“I had no Inclination to be a Wife again, I had had such bad Luck with my first Husband, I hated the Thoughts of it; I found, that a Wife is with Indifference, a Mistress with a strong Passion; a Wife is look’d upon, as but an Upper-Servant, a Mistress is a Sovereign; a Wife must give up all she has; have every Reserve she makes for herself, be thought hard of, and be upbraided with her very Pin-Money; whereas a Mistress makes the Saying true, that what the man has, is hers, and what she has, is her own; the Wife bears a thousand Insults, and is forc’d to sit still and bear it, or part and be undone; a Mistress insulted, helps herself immediately, and takes another.”

Marriage 18th Century Literature

Author:Daniel Defoe

“As this letter effected no change in Maria's intentions, marriage proved, as it frequently does, the grave of female friendship.”

18th Century Literature

Author:Jane West

“Fear no fear, Princess Sophie, because I will always be there to help you and your life.”

Greek Tragedy Greek Literature 18th Century Literature

Book:Sophie, I am happy...

Source: Sophie, I am happy...