Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonReligion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonThe difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonWhen we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington