“Our collection of men is very antique, they stand in my list thus: A man of sense, a little rusty, a beau a good deal the worse for wearing, a coxcomb extremely shattered, a pretty gentleman very insipid, a baronet very solemn, a squire very fat, a fop much affected, a barrister learned in Coke upon Littleton, but who knows nothing of `long ways for marry as will', an heir apparent, very awkward; which of these will cast a favourable eye upon me I don't know.” KnowsMenWayLittlesLongEyeDealsCastsListsFatsGentlemanCollectionsAffectedAwkwardLong WaySolemnShatteredCokeHeirsAntiquesInsipidSquiresBarristers Book:Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings: Her Correspondence from 1720 to 1761 Source: Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings: Her Correspondence from 1720 to 1761
“To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under those of another.” MenTryingCountryLawJudging Author:Elizabeth Montagu
