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Frances Greville Quotes

1720–1789 Ireland

Frances "Fanny" Greville (c 1724 – 1789) was an Irish poet and celebrity in Georgian England.

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Also known as: Fanny Greville, Frances McCartney Fulke-Greville, Greville, Fanny, Greville, Frances

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Nor peace nor ease the heart can know
Which, like the needle true,
Turns at the touch of joy or woe,
But turning, trembles too.

O haste to shed the sovereign balm—
My shattered nerves new string:
And for my guest serenely calm,
The nymph Indifference bring.

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