by the general love of scandal and detraction in Dublin, one might reasonably imagine they were all to feed themselves through the holes which they had made in the characters of others. — Laetitia Pilkington Copy Share Image
when a swinging sin is to be committed, there is nothing like a gown and a cassock to cover it. — Laetitia Pilkington Copy Share Image
by the general love of scandal and detraction in Dublin, one might reasonably imagine they were all to feed themselves through the holes which… — Laetitia Pilkington Copy Share Image
The child who is permitted to torment, or destroy, the minutest object in creation, who will wantonly tread upon a worm, or unhumanly pass… — Laetitia Pilkington Copy Share Image
I was most incorrigibly devoted to versifying, and all my spouse's wholesome admonitions had no manner of effect on me; in short, I believe… — Laetitia Pilkington Copy Share Image
Reputation ... is as often gained without merit as lost without a crime. — Laetitia Pilkington Copy Share Image
A third volume of Memoirs is really a bold undertaking ... I cannot, like a certain female writer, say, I hope if I have… — Laetitia Pilkington Copy Share Image
