| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. (1689–1762) |
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| 1 | Let this great maxim be my virtue’s guide,—
In part she is to blame that has been tried:
He comes too near that comes to be denied. 1 |
| The Lady’s Resolve. |
| 2 | | And we meet, with champagne and a chicken, at last. 2 |
| The Lover. |
| 3 | Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet;
In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet. |
| A Summary of Lord Lyttelton’s Advice. |
| 4 | Satire should, like a polished razor keen,
Would with a touch that ’s scarcely felt or seen. |
| To the Imitator of the First Satire of Horace. Book ii. |
| 5 | But the fruit that can fall without shaking
Indeed is too mellow for me. |
| The Answer. |
| | Note 1.
A fugitive piece, written on a window by Lady Montagu, after her marriage (1713). See Overbury, Quotation 1. [back] | Note 2.
What say you to such a supper with such a woman?—Lord Byron: Note to a Second Letter on Bowles. [back] |
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