Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonArles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonWe have a reading, a talking, and a writing public. When shall we have a thinking?
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonListeners beware, for ye are doomed never to hear good of yourselves.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington