Charlotte Smith
1749 - 1806
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Biography
Charlotte Smith (1749-1806) was an English novelist and poet known for her prominent role in the Romantic movement. She is considered one of the early pioneers of the English Romantic poetry alongside William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Through her works, Smith explored themes of nature, emotion, and social issues, influencing later writers. Despite facing many personal challenges, including financial difficulties and health problems, Smith continued to write prolifically and left a lasting impact on English literature.
Famous Quotes (5)
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To fade in dews and tints of skies, seemed most like a woman's love.
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He who is to kill love, should be sparing of his arrowheads.
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Though love may be scarce attached to worth, 'tis fair in presence to draw forth.
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In this state of abstraction and chilling doubt, the despairing heart, frozen to its core, mourns only in death, the life that it bore.
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Equal your alarm when pleasant phantoms rise. Oh! there is sin in light and truth in sorrow!