“My health is so often impaired that I begin to be as weary of it as mending old lace; when it is patched in one place, it breaks out in another.”
Quote by Mary Wortley Montagu
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Mary Wortley Montagu
Mary Wortley Montagu was an English writer known for her epistolary works and travel diaries. Born on May 15, 1689, and died on August 21, 1762, she is celebrated for her interest in Eastern cultures and her reflections on the status of women. more
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