They call me 'sweet,' and 'gentle'; and some of the men go the length of calling me 'endearing,' and I laugh in my sleeve and think, 'Oh, Lord! If you but knew what a brimstone of a creature I am behind all this beautiful amiability!'
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"They call me 'sweet,' and 'gentle'; and some of the men go the length of calling me 'endearing,' and I laugh in my sleeve and think, 'Oh, Lord! If you but knew what a brimstone of a creature I am behind all this beautiful amiability!'" — Jane Welsh Carlyle
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They call me 'sweet,' and 'gentle'; and some of the men go the length of calling me 'endearing,' and I laugh in my sleeve and think, 'Oh, Lord! If you but knew what a brimstone of a creature I am behind all this beautiful amiability!' — Jane Welsh Carlyle
About Jane Welsh Carlyle
Jane Welsh Carlyle was a Writer from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1866).
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This quote is attributed to Jane Welsh Carlyle, a Writer from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Jane Welsh Carlyle lived from 1801 – 1866.