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This day I bestowed too much time in the garden, and thereby was worse able to perform spiritual duties.
Margaret Hoby
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Margaret Hoby
Born:
1571
Died:
1633
(aged 62)
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Margaret, Lady Hoby née Dakins was an English diarist of the Elizabethan period. Hers is the oldest known diary written by a woman in English. She had a Puritan upbringing.
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