E. M. Forster
English novelist (1879-1970)
Elizabeth Montagu
British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)
Elizabeth Montaguwas a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonniere, literary critic and writer, who helped to organize and lead the Blue Stockings Society. Her parents were both from wealthy families with strong ties to the British peerage and learned life.
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Elizabeth Montaguwas a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonniere, literary critic and writer, who helped to organize and lead the Blue Stockings Society. Her parents were both from wealthy families with strong ties to the British peerage and learned life. She was sister to Sarah Scott, author of A Description of Millenium [sic] Hall and the Country Adjacent. She married Edward Montagu, a man with extensive landholdings, to become one of the richer women of her era. She devoted this fortune to fostering English and Scottish literature and to the relief of the poor.
5 Quotes by Elizabeth Montagu
- 1.
I never invite idiots to my house.
Elizabeth MontaguBritish social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)
- 2.
Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants.
Elizabeth MontaguBritish social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)
- 3.
To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle’s rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under those of another.
Elizabeth MontaguBritish social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)
- 4.
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.
Elizabeth MontaguBritish social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)
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I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended and patient when there be no redress.
Elizabeth MontaguBritish social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)