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Agnes’s Father/Richard Grey
Mary is older sister to Agnes and the oldest surviving child of Alice and Richard Grey. While Agnes is working as a governess, Mary—then aged 28—marries the 30-something vicar of a nearby parish, a man who is neither handsome nor rich but whose goodness she admires. After Richard Grey dies, Mary asks her mother Alice to come live with her and her husband, but Alice chooses to start a small school with Agnes rather than become a drain on Mary’s household.
Mary Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Mary or refer to Mary. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8: The ‘Coming Out’
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“You did not ask me if Mr Richardson were a good, wise, or amiable man.”
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Chapter 9: The Ball
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“Sir Thomas is young, rich and gay; but an ugly beast, nevertheless; however mamma says I should not mind that after a few months’ acquaintance.”
Chapter 20: The Farewell
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We often pity the poor, because they have no leisure to mourn their departed relatives, and necessity obliges them to labour through their severest afflictions: but is not active employment the best remedy for overwhelming sorrow—the surest antidote for despair?
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Mary Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Mary or refer to Mary. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 8: The ‘Coming Out’
Quotes
“You did not ask me if Mr Richardson were a good, wise, or amiable man.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 9: The Ball
Quotes
“Sir Thomas is young, rich and gay; but an ugly beast, nevertheless; however mamma says I should not mind that after a few months’ acquaintance.”
Chapter 20: The Farewell
Quotes
We often pity the poor, because they have no leisure to mourn their departed relatives, and necessity obliges them to labour through their severest afflictions: but is not active employment the best remedy for overwhelming sorrow—the surest antidote for despair?
