Quote#Time
They tell us we mistake our sex and way
Quote byAnne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea · 1660–1720
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Introduction" (1713).
English (original)
They tell us we mistake our sex and way; Good breeding, fassion, dancing, dressing, play Are the accomplishments we shou’d desire; To write, or read, or think, or to enquire Wou’d cloud our beauty and exaust our time, And interrupt the Conquests of our prime; Whilst the dull mannage of a servile house Is held by some our outmost art and use.
— Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea
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