Mary Coleridge — a remark

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“They err who say that without love is no joy. There is a joy of the intellect with which the heart has nothing to do.”

Distinguishing intellectual delight from the deeper warmth of love · Gathered Leaves, letters and diaries, 1886

About Mary Coleridge

Mary Coleridge

23 September 1861–25 August 1907

In the twilight of the Victorian era, when the literary world was dominated by towering figures like Tennyson, Browning, and Swinburne, a quieter voice emerged from the shadows of London's Hyde Park Square. Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, born on September 23, 1861, would prove to be one of the most intriguing and…

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