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Mrs. Markham
Flighty, shallow, and seductive, Eliza Millward is Gilbert Markham’s first love interest. She is also the daughter of the Reverend Michael Millward, and sister to Mary. Eliza grows bitterly jealous of Gilbert’s regard for Helen Graham and happily spreads malicious rumors about her rival. In time, she marries a minor tradesman and makes his life a torment.
Eliza Millward Quotes in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The The Tenant of Wildfell Hall quotes below are all either spoken by Eliza Millward or refer to Eliza Millward. 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 1
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“I would rather admire you from this distance, fair lady, than be the partner of your home.”
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Chapter 7
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You’re not fit to associate with ladies and gentlemen, like us, that have nothing to do but to run snooking about to our neighbours’ houses, peeping into their private corners; and scenting out their secrets, and picking holes in their coats, when we don't find them ready made to our hands—you don’t understand such refined sources of enjoyment.
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Eliza Millward Quotes in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The The Tenant of Wildfell Hall quotes below are all either spoken by Eliza Millward or refer to Eliza Millward. 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 1
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“I would rather admire you from this distance, fair lady, than be the partner of your home.”
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Chapter 7
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You’re not fit to associate with ladies and gentlemen, like us, that have nothing to do but to run snooking about to our neighbours’ houses, peeping into their private corners; and scenting out their secrets, and picking holes in their coats, when we don't find them ready made to our hands—you don’t understand such refined sources of enjoyment.
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