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“She kindly laments that I am not of the party, and to be sure I honour great ladies, and I admire great wits, but I am of the same opinion in regard to assemblies that is held concerning oysters, that they are never good in a month that has not the letter R in it.”

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Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Montagu

Elizabeth Montagu, a British writer born on October 2, 1718, and died on August 25, 1800, is renowned for her literary achievements and contributions to the status of women in literature. more

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