People wish their enemies dead-but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone!

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Enemies

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1778 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. Quoted in Letter to the Earl of Harcourt. Written by Horace Walpole. 17 Sept. 1778.

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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it.

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Time
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Time
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