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Mary Astell had published her ' Serious ' Proposal to Ladies ' in 1694 , and probably Lady Mary had read the scheme which suggested the erection of a monastery or religious retirement , not only to be a retreat from the world ...
Mary Astell had published her ' Serious ' Proposal to Ladies ' in 1694 , and probably Lady Mary had read the scheme which suggested the erection of a monastery or religious retirement , not only to be a retreat from the world ...
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Lady Mary was quite equal to the occasion and wrote a poem on the grotto called ' the Court of Dulness , ' describing the retreat as one " Which Phoebus ... These amenities were not the only distractions of Lady Mary's village retreat .
Lady Mary was quite equal to the occasion and wrote a poem on the grotto called ' the Court of Dulness , ' describing the retreat as one " Which Phoebus ... These amenities were not the only distractions of Lady Mary's village retreat .
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return from Turkey and her final emigration to Italy , Lady Mary encountered many trials , some of which it required all her fortitude to meet . Again and again in her letters does she allude to the vanity of life .
return from Turkey and her final emigration to Italy , Lady Mary encountered many trials , some of which it required all her fortitude to meet . Again and again in her letters does she allude to the vanity of life .
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This volume published 1908, not 1808 as listed.
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