English - Writer | December 12, 1747 - March 25, 1809
Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.
Anna Seward
I AmHappyMeBeing HappyContent
Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.
SoulFateBlessingsMy SoulTurn
Time's stern tide, with cold Oblivion's wave, Shall soon dissolve each fair, each fading charm.
TimeColdWaveTideFairCharm
Though just biographical record will touch the failings of the good and the eminent with tenderness.
GoodWillTouchTendernessJust
A masculine education cannot spare from professional study and the necessary acquisition of languages, the time and attention which I have bestowed on the compositions of my countrymen.
EducationTimeAttentionProfessional
If I had girls to educate I would not have them learn both music and drawing.
MusicLearnDrawingEducateWould
Were I to flatter myself with the possibility of success in such combat, it would indeed be presumption.
SuccessMyselfWouldCombatIndeed
To what derision should I be exposed from a thousand quarters!- An unlearned female entering the lists of criticism against the mighty Johnson!
CriticismMightyListsAgainst
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Anna Seward quotes