Best known as a letter writer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote verses all her life and frequently referred to herself as a "poet." From the young girl, as she later described herself, "trespassing" in...
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, known in her lifetime as a wit and poet, has since been most admired for her letters: for their brilliant observation of life and customs in London, Turkey, and Europe; for ...
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Mary (Pierrepont) Wortley Montagu