'All eyes and hair' a courtier had said disparagingly of her - and certainly the younger daughter of Tom Boleyn lacked the bounteous charms of most ladies of Court. Black-haired, black-eyed, she had a wild-sprite quality that was to prove more effective, more dangerous than conventional... read more
“'All my life', she said, 'seems to have been spent in waiting, and now I must wait, even for death.' Her face became sombre again. 'Not until noon? I am sorry for that. I hoped by that time to be dead and past my pain.'”Anne Boleyn
I sometimes think that God knew women had such hard things to bear that He gave them tears for comfort.Highlighted by 3 Kindle customers
In the whole of God’s creation there was nothing so tough, so resilient as a woman.Highlighted by 3 Kindle customers
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