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Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

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Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (née Power; 1 September 1789 – 4 June 1849), was an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess. She became acquainted with Lord Byron in Genoa and wrote a book about her conversations with him.

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The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for errors; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

—Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

—Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

Love matches are formed by people who pay for a month of honey with a life of vinegar.

—Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington