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Mrs. Murray
Husband to Mrs. Murray and father to Rosalie and Matilda, Mr. Murray is a wealthy country squire who devotes himself to hunting, riding, and farming. He rarely troubles himself with his children’s governess, Agnes, who almost never sees him except when the family attends church—though she occasionally hears him cursing at his male employees.
Mr. Murray Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Murray or refer to Mr. Murray. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7: Horton Lodge
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I really liked her—when she did not rouse my indignation, or ruffle my temper by too great a display of her faults. These, however, I would fain persuade myself, were rather the effect of her education than her disposition: she had never been perfectly taught the distinction between right and wrong; she had, like her brothers and sisters, been suffered, from infancy, to tyrannise over nurses, governesses, and servants[.]
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Chapter 14: The Rector
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“[W]hy, you must allow me some share of female vanity: I don’t pretend to be without that most essential attribute of our sex[.]”
Chapter 18: Mirth and Mourning
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“Tilly, though she would have made a fine lad, was not quite what a young lady ought to be[.]”
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Mr. Murray Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Murray or refer to Mr. Murray. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7: Horton Lodge
Quotes
I really liked her—when she did not rouse my indignation, or ruffle my temper by too great a display of her faults. These, however, I would fain persuade myself, were rather the effect of her education than her disposition: she had never been perfectly taught the distinction between right and wrong; she had, like her brothers and sisters, been suffered, from infancy, to tyrannise over nurses, governesses, and servants[.]
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Chapter 14: The Rector
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“[W]hy, you must allow me some share of female vanity: I don’t pretend to be without that most essential attribute of our sex[.]”
Chapter 18: Mirth and Mourning
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“Tilly, though she would have made a fine lad, was not quite what a young lady ought to be[.]”
