Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings; a round of little cares, or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs, they become naturally only objects of sense.
Mary WollstonecraftAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: british
- Born: April 27, 1759
- Died: September 10, 1797
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