MTMrs. Thrale

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Mrs. Thrale

Life dates: 1739 AD — 1821 AD

Listed in the author section of Bartlett’s ninth-edition anthology, in the linked 1905 printing. Dates reflect that historical edition and may differ from modern scholarship.

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Quotations and sayings

01c. 1780 AD

The tree of deepest root is found Least willing still to quit the ground: 'T was therefore said by ancient sages, That love of life increased with years So much, that in our latter stages, When pain grows sharp and sickness rages, The greatest love of life appears.

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02c. 1780 AD

Leisure for men of business, and business for men of leisure, would cure many complaints.

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