The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 1G. Bell, 1887 - 953 pages |
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... sister Lady Mar , Lord Wharncliffe justly remarks that she wrote at a period when the feeling upon such subjects was by no means so nice as it now is ; and that expressions , with which we now find great fault , might then be used by ...
... sister Lady Mar , Lord Wharncliffe justly remarks that she wrote at a period when the feeling upon such subjects was by no means so nice as it now is ; and that expressions , with which we now find great fault , might then be used by ...
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... sister Caroline - The Duchess of Kingston - The cause of quarrel with Mrs. Murray - Lord Irwin 1725. - Society in London - The Duchess of Marlborough and Bononcini's concerts - Lady Lansdowne - Madame Villette , the favourite and now ...
... sister Caroline - The Duchess of Kingston - The cause of quarrel with Mrs. Murray - Lord Irwin 1725. - Society in London - The Duchess of Marlborough and Bononcini's concerts - Lady Lansdowne - Madame Villette , the favourite and now ...
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... sister Gower - Affliction of Lord Gower and Lady Cheyne July , 1727. - Sorrow not worth cherishing - Lady Lansdowne and Lord Dunmore - Not a Tory left in England - Com- plaints of her son's conduct - Rules for the banishment of ...
... sister Gower - Affliction of Lord Gower and Lady Cheyne July , 1727. - Sorrow not worth cherishing - Lady Lansdowne and Lord Dunmore - Not a Tory left in England - Com- plaints of her son's conduct - Rules for the banishment of ...
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... sisters , who became friends and corre- spondents of Lady Mary . Of these Anne appears to have been the favourite , and ... sister , was her frequent guide . In one letter , Miss Wortley says , " If you have any more queries about Latin ...
... sisters , who became friends and corre- spondents of Lady Mary . Of these Anne appears to have been the favourite , and ... sister , was her frequent guide . In one letter , Miss Wortley says , " If you have any more queries about Latin ...
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... sister that it was as easy to write kindly to a hobby - horse as to a woman , nay , or a man ; ” and in truth , when a young and beautiful lady took to discoursing of human life , of marriage , its obligations and duties , with the calm ...
... sister that it was as easy to write kindly to a hobby - horse as to a woman , nay , or a man ; ” and in truth , when a young and beautiful lady took to discoursing of human life , of marriage , its obligations and duties , with the calm ...
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Page 185 - I am patriot enough to take pains to bring this useful invention into fashion in England; and I should not fail to write to some of our doctors very particularly about it, if I knew any one of them that I thought had virtue enough to destroy such a considerable branch of their revenue, for the good of mankind.