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" Britain : thus every woman endeavours to breed her daughter a fine lady, qualifying her for a station in which she will never appear, and at the same time incapacitating her for that retirement to M'hich she is destined. "
The Works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Including Her ... - Page 155
by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1805
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A History of Interior Design

John F. Pile - Design - 2005 - 476 pages
...style, Lady Mary wortley Montagu, a poet and essayist, trenchantly doubted their suitability: Wstas are laid open over barren heaths, and apartments contrived for a coolness agreeable in Italy, but killing in the north of Bntain3 1 . Quoted in Peter Thornton, Authentic Decor...
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