"If the weak hand, that has recorded this……" — Ann Radcliffe
"If the weak hand, that has recorded this tale, has, by its scenes, beguiled the mourner of one hour of sorrow, or, by its moral, taught him to sustain it - the effort, however humble, has not been vain, nor is the writer unrewarded."
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Ann Radcliffe
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27 Quotes by Ann Radcliffe
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At first a small line of inconceivable splendour emerged on the horizon, which, quickly expanding, the sun appeared in all…
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One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.
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Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each other, or…
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There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.
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I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.
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The refreshing pleasure from the first view of nature, after the pain of illness, and the confinement of a sick-chamber,…
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I wish that all those, who on this night are not merry enough to speak before they think, may ever…
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But no matter for that, you can be tolerably happy, perhaps, notwithstanding; but as for guessing how happy I am,…
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There is something in the ardour and ingenousness of youth, which is particularly pleasing to the contemplation of an old…
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And since, in our passage through this world, painful circumstances occur more frequently than pleasing ones, and since our sense…
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Employment is the surest antidote to sorrow.
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I tasted too what was called the sweet of revenge - but it was transient, it expired even with the…
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