“I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind.”
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An American astronomer who, in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as a result became known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mitchell>Wikipedia</a>).
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“I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind.”
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“To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing.”
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“It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.”
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“Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.”
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“Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and a strong grasp.”
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“Yesterday I had a Shaker visitor, and today a Catholic; and the more I see and hear, the less do I care about church doctrines.”
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“I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian.”
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