Charles Peguy
French poet, essayist, and editor (1873-1914)
Joanna Baillie
Scottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)
Joanna Bailliewas a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passionsand Fugitive Verses (1840). Her work shows an interest in moral philosophy and the Gothic.
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Joanna Bailliewas a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passionsand Fugitive Verses (1840). Her work shows an interest in moral philosophy and the Gothic. She was critically acclaimed in her lifetime, and while living in Hampstead, associated with contemporary writers such as Anna Barbauld, Lucy Aikin, and Walter Scott. She died at the age of 88.
4 Quotes by Joanna Baillie
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I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now, everything that is mean, disgusting, and absurd, pleases them but so much the better!
Joanna BaillieScottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)
- 2.
A willing heart adds feather to the heel.
Joanna BaillieScottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)
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I wish I were with some of the wild people that run in the woods, and know nothing about accomplishments!
Joanna BaillieScottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)
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Pampered vanity is a better thing perhaps than starved pride.
Joanna BaillieScottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)