Self-assertion may deceive the ignorant for a time; but when the noise dies away, we cut open the drum, and find it was emptiness that made the music.
Mary Elizabeth BraddonParis is a mighty schoolmaster, a grand enlightener of the provincial intellect.
Mary Elizabeth BraddonLife is such a very troublesome matter, when all is said and done, that it's as well even to take its blessings quietly.
Mary Elizabeth Braddon