The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 1G. Bell, 1887 - 953 pages |
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... daughter of the Countess of Bute , Lady Mary's only daughter . He says : - " Lady Louisa sent the revise sheets of notices of her grandmother writ- ten in her own hand , and in a very sprightly , agreeable manner . The only injunctions ...
... daughter of the Countess of Bute , Lady Mary's only daughter . He says : - " Lady Louisa sent the revise sheets of notices of her grandmother writ- ten in her own hand , and in a very sprightly , agreeable manner . The only injunctions ...
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... daughter — The Turkish government - Pro- cession to the mosque - The French ambassadress - Un- limited power of the janissaries To the Countess of Mar , April 1. - Description of a Turkish dress - Morality of the ladies - Privileges of ...
... daughter — The Turkish government - Pro- cession to the mosque - The French ambassadress - Un- limited power of the janissaries To the Countess of Mar , April 1. - Description of a Turkish dress - Morality of the ladies - Privileges of ...
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... daughter— Sultana Hafitén - Her grief for the loss of her husband- Elegance of her apartments - Description of her dress- Magnificence of the dinner - table - The seraglio - Beauty of her slaves - Visit to a harem - Meeting with Fatima ...
... daughter— Sultana Hafitén - Her grief for the loss of her husband- Elegance of her apartments - Description of her dress- Magnificence of the dinner - table - The seraglio - Beauty of her slaves - Visit to a harem - Meeting with Fatima ...
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... daughter - The French coronation , and the price of diamonds . Dec. 25 , 1722. - Post - office neglect - Accident to the brother of Lord Finch - Sally Salisbury - The Count de Caylus April , 1723. - Sudden death of Lady Dowager Gower ...
... daughter - The French coronation , and the price of diamonds . Dec. 25 , 1722. - Post - office neglect - Accident to the brother of Lord Finch - Sally Salisbury - The Count de Caylus April , 1723. - Sudden death of Lady Dowager Gower ...
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... daughter , and he adds : " Mem . - The prodigious memory of Sir John of Wilts's daughter , since married to Mr. W. Pierrepont . " We may , at least , assume that she was in . 1 [ The following table shows Lady Mary's connexion with the ...
... daughter , and he adds : " Mem . - The prodigious memory of Sir John of Wilts's daughter , since married to Mr. W. Pierrepont . " We may , at least , assume that she was in . 1 [ The following table shows Lady Mary's connexion with the ...
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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.