Marguerite Blessington
Marguerite Blessington
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessingtonwas an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess...
appear great men mountains nearer particular resemble
Mountains appear more lofty, the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular
compose gift instead poet proves society writers
Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the individuals who compose the talkers instead of the writers in society
brings genius gold miner talent works
Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings it out.