Mary Coleridge — a remark

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“Why are a man's words bound to be true, when half his deeds at least are sure to be false?”

Questioning the easy assumption that speech reveals character more faithfully than action · Gathered Leaves, letters and diaries, 1888

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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