Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them in sport.


Letters for Literary Ladies (1795), "Julia and Caroline", Letter 1; Tales and Novels, vol. 13, p. 225.

Maria Edgeworth Quotes

Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them in sport.

Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them in sport.

Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them in sport.

Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them in sport.