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" I have never had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex ; and my only consolation for being of that gender, has been the assurance it gave me of never being married to any one among them... "
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 492
1804
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Memoirs, by J. Dallaway, ed., Letters written before 1717

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1817 - 366 pages
...had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex ; and my only consolation for being of that gender, has been the assurance it gave me of never...match, she renounces the care of her children ; and I am laughed at by all my acquaintance for my faith in her honour and understanding. My only refuge...
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The British Prose Writers...: Lady M. W. Montagu's letters from France and Italy

British prose literature - 1821 - 396 pages
...had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex; anil my only consolation for being of that gender, has been the assurance it gave me of never...heartily ashamed of my petticoats before. You know, 1 suppose, that by this discreet match, she renounces the care of her children ; and I am laughed at...
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The letters of lady M.W. Montagu during the embassy to ..., Volume 1

lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1825 - 352 pages
...had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex ; and my only consolation for being of that gender, has been the assurance it gave me of never being married to any one among tLem ; but I own, at present, I am so much out of humour with the actions of Lady II * * *, that I...
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The Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Volume 2

James Augustus St. John - 1831 - 336 pages
...had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex; and my only consolation for being of that gender, has been the assurance it gave me of never being married to any One among them." Latin, and French languages under the same preceptors as Viscount Newark, her brother: but preceptors...
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The Lives of Celebrated Travelers, Volume 2

James Augustus St. John - Explorers - 1832 - 446 pages
...had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex ; and my only consolation for being of that gender has been the assurance it gave me of never being married to any one among them." Her friendship with Mrs. Wortley paved the way to an acquaintance with that lady's son, which, after...
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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 2

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 466 pages
...had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex, and my only consolation for being of that gender has been the assurance it gave me of never...am so much out of humour with the actions of Lady Holdernesse that I never was so heartily ashamed of my petticoats before. You know, I suppose, that...
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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 1

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 410 pages
...had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex, and my only consolation for being of that gender has been the assurance it gave me of never...among them. But I own at present I am so much out of humor with the actions of Lady Holdernesse that I never was so heartily ashamed of my petticoats before....
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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 2

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 446 pages
...one among them. But I own at present I am so much out of humour with the actions of Lady Holdernesse that I never was so heartily ashamed of my petticoats...match she renounces the care of her children, and I am laughed at by all my acquaintance for my faith in her honour and understanding. My only refuge...
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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Volume 2

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1837 - 446 pages
...one among them. But I own at present I am so much out of humour with the actions of Lady Holdernesse that I never was so heartily ashamed of my petticoats...match she renounces the care of her children, and I am laughed at by all my acquaintance for my faith in her honour and understanding. My only refuge...
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The Family Library (Harper)., Volume 39

Child rearing - 1842 - 352 pages
..."had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex ; and my only consolation for being of that gender has been the assurance it gave me of never being married to any one among them." Her friendship with Mrs. Wortley paved the way to an acquaintance with that lady's son, which, after...
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