Charlotte Smith

“ Denzil," who leaves her bed in a morning, when her health permits, to go to her desk, from whence she rises only to sit down to a dinner she cannot eat, waited upon by an awkward boy, or a strapping country girl, who stare at madam "bin as how she writs all them there books that be on the shelf." ”

“ Tough, she must write a tender dialogue between some damsel, whose perfections are even greater then those
"Which youthful poets fancy when they love," and her hero, who, to the bravery and talents of Cæsar, adds the gentleness of Sir Charles Grandison, and the wit of Lovelace. ”

“ But are you, my dear ******, who, fortunately for you, have seen very little of such people as those I am connected with—are you aware, that there are more ways than one of paying for such advantages?—Alas! it is almost a pity to give you, who have so much philanthropy, a true idea of men as they are, especially of those who we call great men, and who you consider, I know to be indeed what they ought to be, from the superiority of their education, as well as their greater power of benefiting mankind. ”

“ Denzil, but cannot help saying they think her quite wrong in many things—to be sure she has some talents, but nothing so extraordinary; and if she had, it is a thousand pities to use them in attacking people of consequence, who really wished her well—and then to have any opinion of politics is so extremely wrong!—There can be but one opinion on those things among 'les gens comme il faut'—why then offend them by differing from them, when they only can be of use in promoting the interest of her large family."—Such are the charitable comments on the conduct of "poor Mrs. ”

“ Have no doubt, as he is a very honest man, that he will give, in due time, a true account thereof. Mean time, as for money for your children's support, the gentlemen have none in hand; but if they had, it would make no difference, they being determined not to pay a farthing without an order from Chancery. ”