John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1689-1762 John Bartlett
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Let this great maxim be my virtue’s guide,— In part she is to blame that has been tried: He comes too near that comes to be denied. 1 |
The Lady’s Resolve. |
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And we meet, with champagne and a chicken, at last. 2 |
The Lover. |
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Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet. |
A Summary of Lord Lyttelton’s Advice. |
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Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Would with a touch that ’s scarcely felt or seen. |
To the Imitator of the First Satire of Horace. Book ii. |
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But the fruit that can fall without shaking Indeed is too mellow for me. |
The Answer. |
Note 1. A fugitive piece, written on a window by Lady Montagu, after her marriage (1713). See Overbury, Quotation 1. [back] |
Note 2. What say you to such a supper with such a woman?—Lord Byron: Note to a Second Letter on Bowles. [back] |