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Eliza Acton Quotes

1799–1859 England

Elizabeth "Eliza" Acton (April 17, 1799 – February 13, 1859) was an English poet and cook who produced one of the country's first cookbooks aimed at the domestic reader rather than the professional cook or chef, Modern Cookery for Private Families. In this book she introduced the now-universal practice of listing the ingredients and suggested cooking times with each recipe.

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Also known as: Acton, Eliza, Elizabeth Acton

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But tir'd at length poor Beauty slept,
And while she rested, wearied quite,
Indifference to the dear lamp crept,
And quench'd its warm, and splendid light.

Song (1826)

In Beauty's dwelling all things fair,
And rich, to win her sweet smiles strove;
But still young Beauty's only care
Was, to watch o'er the lamp of Love.

Song (1826)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Eliza Acton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.