Lady Mary Wortley Montague

Lady Mary Wortley Montague (1689 - 1762) was an English lady, born in Nottinghamshire, celebrated for her wit and beauty, and for her "Letters on the Manners of the East".

Wisdom & Quotes

• Satire should, like a polished razor keen,

Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen.
- To the Imitator of the First Satire of Horace

• Whatever is clearly expressed is well wrote.

- letter to James Steuart, July 19, 1759

Rene-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy