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

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Letter

Language

English

Time

1778 1770s 18th century

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Poet Writer

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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 die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

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Time
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Voltaire. Note to his secretary, Jean-Louis Wagniere. 28 Feb. 1778.