The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 1G. Bell, 1887 - 953 pages |
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Page ix
... doubt . Those to Lady Pomfret have been copied from the originals in Lady Mary's handwriting , and kindly commu- nicated to the Editor by Lieutenant - General Sir Henry Campbell , who received them from his mother , a descen- dant of ...
... doubt . Those to Lady Pomfret have been copied from the originals in Lady Mary's handwriting , and kindly commu- nicated to the Editor by Lieutenant - General Sir Henry Campbell , who received them from his mother , a descen- dant of ...
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... doubt bringing up her family in the noble old manor - house at West Dean . She had three sons , all of whom were successively Earls of Kingston . Her daughter married William Lord Cheyne , and is the “ Aunt Cheyne " frequently mentioned ...
... doubt bringing up her family in the noble old manor - house at West Dean . She had three sons , all of whom were successively Earls of Kingston . Her daughter married William Lord Cheyne , and is the “ Aunt Cheyne " frequently mentioned ...
Page xxxii
... doubt . He had confessions of it under her own hand ; but he had a hundred indirect proofs far more convincing . After read- ing the whole of that correspondence , of which the letters given in this volume are a specimen , I cannot ...
... doubt . He had confessions of it under her own hand ; but he had a hundred indirect proofs far more convincing . After read- ing the whole of that correspondence , of which the letters given in this volume are a specimen , I cannot ...
Page xxxv
... doubt , fled with her mistress , and was the " Grace , " her serving - woman , mentioned in the letters written in the early years of their wedded life . Mr. Wortley's final determination to sacrifice her portion to maintain his ...
... doubt , fled with her mistress , and was the " Grace , " her serving - woman , mentioned in the letters written in the early years of their wedded life . Mr. Wortley's final determination to sacrifice her portion to maintain his ...
Page xxxvi
... doubt took place soon afterwards . In her letters before marriage Lady Mary had repeatedly expressed her desire to live plainly in the country , and her letters written in the early years of her married life , some of which are ...
... doubt took place soon afterwards . In her letters before marriage Lady Mary had repeatedly expressed her desire to live plainly in the country , and her letters written in the early years of her married life , some of which are ...
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