"I am not ashamed to acknowledge that I have perused the productions of some of our female pens, with the highest satisfaction; and am happy when I find any woman has so large a fund of amusement in her own mind."
— Rowson, Susanna (1762-1828)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
William Gibbons
Date
1793
Metaphor
"I am not ashamed to acknowledge that I have perused the productions of some of our female pens, with the highest satisfaction; and am happy when I find any woman has so large a fund of amusement in her own mind."
Metaphor in Context
And pray, why not Madam, said an old gentleman who had listened attentively to this loquacious harangue, why may not a woman if she has leisure and genius, take up her pen to gratify both herself and friends. I am not ashamed to acknowledge that I have perused the productions of some of our female pens, with the highest satisfaction; and am happy when I find any woman has so large a fund of amusement in her own mind. I never heard a woman who was fond of her pen complain of the tediousness of time; nor, did I ever know such a woman extravagantly fond of dress, public amusements, or expensive gaiety; yet, I have seen many women of genius prove themselves excellent mothers, wives, and daughters.
(vol. II, p. 117)
(vol. II, p. 117)
Categories
Provenance
Searching in "fund" LION
Citation
See The Inquisitor; or, Invisible Rambler (Philadelphia: William Gibbons, 1793).
Date of Entry
11/04/2013
