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Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes: It is 11 years since I have seen my figure in a glass [mirror]. The last reflection I saw there was so disagreeable I resolved to spare myself such mortification in the future.
         

It is 11 years since I have seen my figure in a glass [mirror]. The last reflection I saw there was so disagreeable I resolved to spare myself such mortification in the future.


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No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.



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There is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at least restore quiet to the most troubled mind.



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