When female minds are embittered by age or solitude, their malignity i…

Samuel Johnson
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When female minds are embittered by age or solitude, their malignity is generally exerted in a rigorous and spiteful superintendence of domestic trifles. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1857). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, p.177
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When female minds are embittered by age or solitude, their malignity is generally exerted in a rigorous and spiteful superintendence of domestic trifles. ✨ Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1857). The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, p.177

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