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Simplicity is a great element of good breeding.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Breeding Element Good Good Breeding Great Simplicity

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I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Again Been Find New Nothing Nothing New Out River Rowing

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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Could Day Discomfort Forced Hope Keep Live North Our Poorest Servant Servants Single Single Day Which Worst Wretched

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A great number of the women are victims to falling of the womb and weakness in the spine; but these are necessary results of their laborious existence, and do not belong either to climate or constitution.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Belong Climate Constitution Either Existence Falling Great Laborious Necessary Number Results Spine Victims Weakness Womb Women Women Are

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But I do not admit the comparison between your slaves and even the lowest class of European free labourers, for the former are allowed the exercise of no faculties but those which they enjoy in common with the brutes that perish.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Admit Allowed Between Class Common Comparison Enjoy European Even Exercise Faculties Former Free Lowest Perish Slaves Those Which Your

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I have been taking my daily walk round the island, and visited the sugar mill and the threshing mill again.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Again Been Daily Island Mill Round Sugar Taking Visited Walk

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I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Been Dangers Duty Evils Frightful Haunted Having Idea Imperative Institution Know Knowing Lies Power Seen Show Sometimes

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I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Abhorrent Any Corporal Endure Female Humane Labour Man Manly Must Said Slaves Sort Thought

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The master's irresponsible power has no such bound.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Bound Irresponsible Master Power

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The most intense curiosity and excitement prevailed, and though the weather was uncertain, enormous masses of densely packed people lined the road, shouting and waving hats and handkerchiefs as we flew by them.

~Fanny Kemble

Topics: Curiosity Enormous Excitement Flew Hats Intense Lined Masses Most Packed People Road Shouting Them Though Uncertain Waving Weather

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: Unknown

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