There is surely, my dear friend, a certain magnetism which attracts dispositions to those which resemble them, and, in some sort, supplies the place of long experienced good qualities.
Anna Seward
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to Emma, Lichfield, October 1762; The Poetical Works of Anna Seward, volume I (1810), “Extracts from Miss Seward’s Literary Correspondence,” p. xliii; Complete opening sentence. Full letter read: Seward describes affinity between friends while rejecting a single destined kindred spirit. Recip
- Letter to Emma, Lichfield, October 1762; The Poetical Works of Anna Seward, volume I (1810), “Extracts from Miss Seward’s Literary Correspondence,” p. xliii
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