Civility costs nothing and buys every thing.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Topic

Civility Politeness

Author

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1756 1750s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. Letter to Lady Bute. 30 May 1756.

Current Citation

Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. "Letter to Lady Bute." The Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Volume III: 1752-1762, edited by Robert Halsband. Oxford University Press, 1967.

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Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1752 1750s 18th century
Era
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1752.

Current Citation

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