In plain words
When she decided on something, she did it.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to Andrew Crosse, Englische Studien Vol. 19 (1894), p. 157 ('Byron's Daughter' article) — full sentence: 'I mean to do what I mean to do,' closing a passage about her family's willpower. Fetched and confirmed verbatim.
- Letter to Andrew Crosse, printed in Englische Studien Vol. 19 (1894)
- circa 1844 · Ashley Combe, Somersetshire
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