"If the mind is a barren waste, of what avail are the beauties of the most lovely face, the elegance of the most enchanting shape, the grace of the most accomplished person; the imperceptible hand of time will deprive them of every external charm, and eclipse the lustre of the most penetrating eye."
The Hapless Orphan; Or, Innocent Victim of Revenge
Anonymous, <u>The Hapless Orphan; Or, Innocent Victim of Revenge. A Novel, Founded on Incidents of Real Life. In a Series of Letters from Caroline Francis to Maria Bâ€”.</u> (Dublin: Printed for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, and J. Rice, 1793). &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=3dk0AAAAMAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;