The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 1G. Bell, 1887 - 953 pages |
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... hear we [ are ] all well . Compliments . AB . C. [ Abbé Conti ] . New world . Journey by land . Descrip- tion of ... Hear very seldom . her . Don't suspect her fsp . [ friendship ] . Hope she'll be glad to hear I am well . My F. [ Father ] ...
... hear we [ are ] all well . Compliments . AB . C. [ Abbé Conti ] . New world . Journey by land . Descrip- tion of ... Hear very seldom . her . Don't suspect her fsp . [ friendship ] . Hope she'll be glad to hear I am well . My F. [ Father ] ...
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... hear I am well . her her health and life . MR . W. F. [ William Fielding ] . we're all well . Family safe . Wish Hope he'll be pleased to hear About my money . M. SCH . [ Mademoiselle Schulemberg ] . I don't know where she is . If she ...
... hear I am well . her her health and life . MR . W. F. [ William Fielding ] . we're all well . Family safe . Wish Hope he'll be pleased to hear About my money . M. SCH . [ Mademoiselle Schulemberg ] . I don't know where she is . If she ...
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... hear of again . The modern world will smile , but should , however , beware of too hastily despising works that charmed Lady Mary Wortley in her youth , and were courageously defended by Madame de Sévigné even when hers was past , and ...
... hear of again . The modern world will smile , but should , however , beware of too hastily despising works that charmed Lady Mary Wortley in her youth , and were courageously defended by Madame de Sévigné even when hers was past , and ...
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... hear him . My lord , not at all inclined to face him in this temper , thought it safest to abscond ; so , crept privately out of his own house by a back door , leaving my lady to bide the pelting of the storm , piti- less as it ...
... hear him . My lord , not at all inclined to face him in this temper , thought it safest to abscond ; so , crept privately out of his own house by a back door , leaving my lady to bide the pelting of the storm , piti- less as it ...
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... hear the testimony of the natives ; first taking into our account the wide difference of their position in the beginning and at the close of the last century . Mr. Wortley's embassy found the Turks in full power and pride . Their arms ...
... hear the testimony of the natives ; first taking into our account the wide difference of their position in the beginning and at the close of the last century . Mr. Wortley's embassy found the Turks in full power and pride . Their arms ...
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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.