Mary Montagu
Mary Montagu
dull fabulous hard laughed observed travel-and-tourism travelers
We travelers are in very hard circumstances. If we say nothing but what has been said before us, we are dull and have observed nothing. If we tell anything new, we are laughed at as fabulous and romantic.
kiss plain sober
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; / In short, my deary! kiss me, and be quiet.
kiss plain sober
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
cheap entertainment nor pleasure
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor is any pleasure so lasting.
admirable incapable taking
I give myself sometimes admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it