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William Spencer Cavendish and 'Sir William' : Sermons

Lady Harriet Cavendish to her brother, the Marquis of Hartington (b. 1790), 1 February 1809: 'How surprized Barrow's sermons must have been upon first opening to see you and Sir William. I wonder it did not shut of itself. Do you know, it is very delightful of you both, and it is incalculable what advantage serious study, steadily persevered in, would be to you. A frivolous woman is a bad thing, but if there is one thing more contemptible than another, it is a frivolous man.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Spencer Cavendish and 'Sir William'     Print: Book

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