All letters, methinks, should be free and easy as one’s discourse, not studied as an oration, nor made up of hard words like a charm.
Dorothy Osborne Quotes
But 'tis a sad thing that all one's happiness is only that the world does not know you are miserable.
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| Birth: | 1627 |
| Death: | 1695 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Writer |
About
Osborne was born at Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire, England, the youngest of ten children born to a staunchly Royalist family. Her father was the nobleman Sir Peter Osborne, who was the Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Guernsey under Charles I.
