Quotes by Anne Seward

Anne Seward

English poet

Lived from: 1742 - 1809

Category: Poets (Contemporary)

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  • A masculine education cannot spare from professional study and the necessary acquisition of languages, the time and attention which I have bestowed on the compositions of my countrymen.
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  • If I had girls to educate I would not have them learn both music and drawing.
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  • Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.
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  • Though just biographical record will touch the failings of the good and the eminent with tenderness.
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  • To what derision should I be exposed from a thousand quarters!- An unlearned female entering the lists of criticism against the mighty Johnson!
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  • Were I to flatter myself with the possibility of success in such combat, it would indeed be presumption.
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What are the most famous quotes from Anne Seward?

The two most famous quotes from Anne Seward are:

  • "A masculine education cannot spare from professional study and the necessary acquisition of languages, the time and attention which I have bestowed on the compositions of my countrymen."
  • "If I had girls to educate I would not have them learn both music and drawing."

When did Anne Seward live?

Anne Seward was born in 1742 and died in the year 1809.