Margaret Cavendish
Margaret Cavendish
Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tynewas an English aristocrat, a prolific writer, and a scientist. Born Margaret Lucas, she was the youngest sister of prominent royalists Sir John Lucas and Sir Charles Lucas, who owned the manor of St. John's Abbey in Colchester. She became an attendant of Queen Henrietta Maria and travelled with her into exile in France, living for a time at the court of the young King Louis XIV. She became the second wife of William Cavendish,...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
brother children sister-in-law
And not only my own brothers and sisters agreed so but my brothers and sisters in law; and their children, although but young, had the like agreeable natures and affectionate dispositions.
poet
who can Perswade more Powerfully than Poets?
owl bats beast
The truth is, we [women] live like bats, or owls, labor like beasts, and die like worms.
wealth prosperity ache
Prosperity is like perfume, it often makes the head ache.
friendship good-friend may
one may be my very good friend, and yet not of my opinion ...
mother suffering heroic
In such misfortunes my Mother was of an heroic spirit, in suffering patiently when there was no remedy, and being industrious where she thought she could help.
wise nature hate
Nature, being a wise and provident lady, governs her parts very wisely, methodically, and orderly: Also, she is very industrious and hates to be idle, which makes her employ her time as a good housewife doth.
brain fruit plagiarism
Some brains are barren grounds, that will not bring seed or fruit forth, unless they are well manured with the old wit which is raked from other writers and speakers.
should-have wife benefits
For I, hearing my Lord's estate amongst many more estates was to be sold, and that the wives of the owners should have an allowance therefrom, it gave me hopes I should receive a benefit thereby.
mother pride gay
As for our garments, my Mother did not only delight to see us neat and cleanly, fine and gay, but rich and costly: maintaining us to the heighth of her estate, but not beyond it.
understanding loyal dull
And though I might have learnt more wit and advanced my understanding by living in a Court, yet being dull, fearful and bashful, I neither heeded what was said or practised, but just what belonged to my loyal duty and my own honest reputation.
children giving noble
Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort of servants are as ill bred as meanly born, giving children ill examples and worse counsel.
pain oblivion mankind
Pain and Oblivion make mankind afraid to die; but all creatures are afraid of the one, none but mankind afraid of the other.
men literature firsts
First, they were bred when I was not capable to observe or before I was born; likewise the breeding of men is of a different manner from that of women.