In England, I was quite struck to see how forward the girls are made--a child of 10 years old, will chat and keep you company, while her parents are busy or out etc.--with the ease of a woman of 26. But then, how does this education go on?--Not at all: it absolutely stops short.


The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778 (ed. 1913)

Frances Burney Quotes

In England, I was quite struck to see how forward the girls are made--a child of 10 years old, will chat and keep you company, while her parents are...

In England, I was quite struck to see how forward the girls are made--a child of 10 years old, will chat and keep you company, while her parents are...

In England, I was quite struck to see how forward the girls are made--a child of 10 years old, will chat and keep you company, while her parents are...

In England, I was quite struck to see how forward the girls are made--a child of 10 years old, will chat and keep you company, while her parents are...