Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.
Anna Seward
To what derision should I be exposed from a thousand quarters!- An unlearned female entering the lists of criticism against the mighty Johnson!
Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.
Time's stern tide, with cold Oblivion's wave, Shall soon dissolve each fair, each fading charm.
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.
Though just biographical record will touch the failings of the good and the eminent with tenderness.
If I had girls to educate I would not have them learn both music and drawing.
Were I to flatter myself with the possibility of success in such combat, it would indeed be presumption.
