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Maria Edgeworth - Castle Rackrent (1800)

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We cannot judge either of the feelings or of the characters of men with perfect accuracy from their actions or their appearance in public; it is from their careless conversations, their half-finished sentences, that we may hope with the greatest probability of success to discover their real characters.

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The Irish sometimes make and keep a vow against whiskey; these vows are usually limited to a short time.

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I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die.

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A love-match was the only thing for happiness, where the parties could any way afford it.

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Did the Warwickshire militia, who were chiefly artisans, teach the Irish to drink beer, or did they learn from the Irish how to drink whiskey?

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Sir Patrick Rackrent lived and died a monument of old Irish hospitality.

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Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth
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Born: January 1, 1768
Died: May 22, 1849 (aged 81)
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