Quotes by Roswell Martin Field

"...the sixth [eligible lady] perished miserably after returning to me one of my most cherished books with the leaves dog-eared and the binding cracked. For I hold with the greatest philosophers that she who maltreats a book will never make a good wife."
Roswell Martin Field
Roswell Martin Field

Roswell Martin Field (February 2, 1807 – July 12, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician. He served on the Vermont House of Representatives. Field was one of the attorneys for the enslaved Dred a...