Pampered vanity is a better thing perhaps than starved pride.
About Joanna Baillie
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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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!
Scottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)
A willing heart adds feather to the heel.
Scottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)
I wish I were with some of the wild people that run in the woods, and know nothing about accomplishments!
Scottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)
Pampered vanity is a better thing perhaps than starved pride.
Scottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851)