Quote#World
Confusion has seized us, and all things go wrong:The women have…
Quote byMaria Weston Chapman · 1806–1885
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: From "The Times That Try Men's Souls", as quoted in.
English (original)
Confusion has seized us, and all things go wrong:The women have leaped from "their spheres"And instead of fixed stars, shoot as comets along,And are setting the world by the ears!
— Maria Weston Chapman
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