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Will an intelligent spectator not admire the prodigeous structures of Stone-Henge because he does not know by what law of mechanics they were raised?
Elizabeth Montagu
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Elizabeth Montagu
Age: 81 †
Born: 1718
Born: October 2
Died: 1800
Died: August 25
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Among many reasons for being stupid it may be urged, it is being like other people, and living like one's neighbours, and indeed without it, it may be difficult to love some neighbours as oneself: now seeing the necessity of being dull, you won't, I hope, take it amiss that you find me so.
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You will find many a creature by earth, air, and water, that is more beautiful than a woman.
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She kindly laments that I am not of the party, and to be sure I honour great ladies, and I admire great wits, but I am of the same opinion in regard to assemblies that is held concerning oysters, that they are never good in a month that has not the letter R in it.
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The only thing one can do one day one did not do the day before is to die.
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I always wish to find great virtues where there are great talents, and to love what I admire.
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it is more to my personal happiness and advantage to indulge the love and admiration of excellence, than to cherish a secret envy of it.
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