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Frances Greville Quotes

Irish poet

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Frances "Fanny" Greville (c 1724 – 1789) was an Irish poet and celebrity in Georgian England.

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Alternative Names: Frances Macartney

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Nor peace nor ease the heart can know
Which, like the needle true,
Turns at the touch of joy or woe,
But turning, trembles too.

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