"A physician can sometimes parry the scythe of death, but has no power over the sand in the hourglass."
— Hester Thrale

January 1, 1970

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DiaristsWomen authors from the United KingdomHistorians from WalesBiographers from WalesWomen from Wales
Original Language: English

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Letter to Fanny Burney, November 12, 1781; Charlotte Barrett (ed.) Diary and Letters of Madame d'Arblay (1854) vol. 2, p. 82.