Mary Jane Holmes Quotes

• The breath of liberty is sweet.

  Mary Jane Holmes

  Sweet, Liberty, Breaths

  Mary Jane Holmes (1870). “Lena Rivers”, p.199, Рипол Классик

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• people who understand grammar always have a keen sense of the ridiculous.

  Mary Jane Holmes

  People, Ridiculous, Language

  Mary Jane Holmes (1871). “The English Orphans; Or, A Home in the New World”, p.81

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• Strange that theory and practice so seldom should accord.

  Mary Jane Holmes

  Practice, Strange, Should

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• Experience is a thorough teacher.

  Mary Jane Holmes

  Teacher, Thorough

  Mary Jane Holmes (1864). “Cousin Maude and Rosamond”, p.64

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• Death, however long expected, is sudden at the last.

  Mary Jane Holmes

  Death, Long, Lasts

  Mary Jane Holmes (1872). “Dora Deane, Or The East India Uncle: And Maggie Miller, Or Old Hagar's Secret”, p.78

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