United Kingdom, Author 1746 – February, 0, 1820.
Ellin Devis was a schoolmistress and author of The Accidence, a popular eighteenth-century grammar. She came from an artistic family - her father Arthur was known for his "conversation pieces" and her brother Arthur for historical portraits.
The most censorious are generally the least judicious; who, having nothing to recommend themselves, will be finding fault with others. No man envies the merit of another, that has any of his own.
There are lying looks, as well as lying words; dissembling smiles, deceiving signs, and even a lying silence.
The ordinary manner of spending their time, is the only way of judging of people's inclination and genius.
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