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	§12. Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu as a literary hostess. XI. Letter-Writers. Vol. 10. The Age of Johnson. The Cambridge ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elizabeth Montagu was one of a bright company of brilliant women; 33 and, in spite of rivals, she reigned supreme for fifty years as the chosen hostess of the intellectual society of London.
		Elizabeth Robinson was the elder daughter of Matthew Robinson, a Yorkshire squire, and her early education was advanced by the instruction of Dr. Conyers Middleton, the second husband of her maternal grandmother, who lived at Cambridge.
		Montagu was fond of society, and the pleasures of the town had a great attraction for her; but she was also a great reader and somewhat of a student, so she was often glad to exchange the gaieties of London for the quiet pleasures of the country.
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	Elizabeth Robinson Montagu - LoveToKnow 1911
		ELIZABETH ROBINSON MONTAGU (1720-1800), English leader of society, was born at York on the 2nd of October 1720.
		In 1742 she married Charles Montagu, cousin of Edward Wortley Montagu and son of the earl of Sandwich - a wealthy man, considerably her senior.
		Thanks to her, his Mayfair house became the social centre of intellectual society in London, and her breakfast parties and evening conversaziones gained for her from her admirers the title of "The Madame du Deffand of the English capital." In other quarters the term "blue-stocking" was applied to her guests.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Elizabeth_Robinson_Montagu (216 words)

	Elizabeth Carter - LoveToKnow 1911
		ELIZABETH CARTER (1717-1806), English poet and translator, daughter of the Rev. Nicholas Carter, was born at Deal, in Kent, on the 16th of December 1717.
		Dr Carter educated his children, boys and girls, alike; but Elizabeth's slowness tired his patience, and it was only by great perseverance that she conquered her natural incapacity for learning.
		Her translation of Epictetus (1758) was undertaken in 1749 to please her friends, Thomas Secker (afterwards archbishop of Canterbury) and his niece, Catherine Talbot, to whom the translation was sent, sheet by sheet, as it was done.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Elizabeth_Carter (384 words)

	Montagu, Elizabeth Criticism and Essays
		Montagu was one of the most famous female literary hosts of her time period, and was the benefactor of numerous writers.
		Montagu was the leader of the group by virtue of her intellect and regular hosting duties.
		Montagu's husband died in 1775 and, in an unconventional bequest, she inherited his entire estate—which usually would have gone to a male heir.
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	XV. The Bluestockings: Bibliography. Vol. 11. The Period of the French Revolution. The Cambridge History of English and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elizabeth Carter: with a new edition of her poems; to which are added, some miscellaneous essays in prose, together with her notes on the Bible, and answers to objections concerning the Christian religion.
		The letters of Elizabeth Montagu, with some of the letters of her correspondents.
		Climenson, Emily J. Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings: her correspondence from 1720 to 1761.
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	'The Queen of the Bluestockings': Mrs Montagu's house at 23 Hill Street rediscovered Apollo - Find Articles
		She [Mrs Montagu] is not only the finest genius, but the finest lady I ever saw; she lives in the highest style of magnificence; her apartments and table are in the most splendid taste...
		Elizabeth Montagu, a leading member of what Admiral Boscawen called 'The Bluestocking Circle' was a celebrated London hostess, described by Dr. Johnson as 'The Queen of the Blues'.
		Her elderly husband, Edward Montagu, apparently took little interest, but was generally supportive: 'We shall stay in London about a week getting a plan for finishing a house which we are to have in a street near Berkeley Square, in a street not yet Built...', she wrote.
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	Ancestors & Relatives of Dan Lee Davis - pafg529 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		William De MONTAGU [Parents] was born on 20 Jun 1328 in, Shipton, Somerset, England.
		John De MONTAGU [Parents] was born in 1330 in, Shipton, Somerset, England.
		Elizabeth MONTAGU [Parents] was born about 1305 in, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
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	Telegraph \| News \| Elizabeth Varley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Elizabeth Varley, who has died aged 92, rebelled against an assured aristocratic background to pursue a career that took her into the worlds of theatre, film, literature and, eventually, advertising.
		Elizabeth Montagu wanted to go to Oxford, but was made to attend a finishing school at Lausanne, followed by preparation for the Season of 1928.
		Elizabeth Montagu now planned to make her way to the Swiss border but, staying overnight at Lyon, she managed to pick a hotel full of Germans.
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	Elizabeth Montagu Criticism
		In the following essay, Myers explores Montagu's life as it relates to the Bluestockings, including her relationship with the other members of the social circle and her efforts in literary criticism.
		In the following essay, Hornbeak examines those letters of Montagu that relate to her relationship with James Woodhouse, a poet and her employee, and what they impart about various aspects of her life.
		In the following excerpt, Davis explores Montagu's relationship with Lord Lyttelton, referring to their correspondence, and discusses the Bluestocking social circle, which was created by Montagu and frequented by Lyttelton.
	www.bookrags.com /criticisms/Elizabeth_Montagu (251 words)

	Montagu family. Papers: Guide.
		Montagu was an English writer and one of the first Bluestockings.
		Lybbe Powys, as well as the manuscript; nursery rhymes, drawings and a watercolor sketch by Anna Louisa (Flint) Montagu; memorandum on income of Spencer Dudley Montagu with records of horses purchased and sold; drawings of Joseph and Edward Jekyll; parish records of the Robinson family; and family and estate papers of Matthew Montagu Rokeby.
		Item 111 with letter from Elizabeth Montagu; item 115 with letter from Francis Montagu; items 15,24,27,34,37,39,63,66,73,112,204,242,243,245, and 246 are incomplete.
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	Montague Millennium Annotated Time Line
		Son of John Montagu, fourth earl Sandwich and mistress Martha Ray.
		Montagues in the March of Wales, 1330-1354 A typical feudal career.
		Northamptonshire, the Montagus, the Spencers, and The Parliament of 1624.
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	Women Writers-17th and 18th Centuries
		Elizabeth Carter, with a New Edition of Her Poems, Some of Which Have Never Appeared before; to Which Are Added Some Miscellaneous Essays in Prose, Together with Her Notes on the Bible, and Answers to Objections Concerning the Christian Religions by the Rev. Montagu Pennington, M.A.
		Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, cousin of writer Henry Fielding, was born in London to parents of the aristocracy.
		Montagu distributed her writings privately and was content not to publish avidly during her lifetime.
	www.library.unt.edu /rarebooks/exhibits/women/17th.htm (2419 words)

	Muses
		Elizabeth "was the daughter of Thomas Robinson and Elizabeth Duke.
		In 1742 she married a man nearly thirty years her senior, Edward Montagu of Allerthorp, the fifth son of the first Earl of Sandwich.
		Elizabeth Carter did not appreciate Lennox's poem which talked women's manipulation over men and the world through love and feminine ways.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /courses/rschwart/hist257s02/students/Lee/Muses.htm (1021 words)

	Enid to Death
		Elizabeth Montagu jumped down into the mud and rolled down the hill.
		She was only 14 and to be married off soon, and Elizabeth felt she was not quite ready to do that.
		Elizabeth twirled around and jumped on the vampire that had thrown Timothy onto the table.
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	Montagu, Elizabeth (Robinson) - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Montagu, Elizabeth (Robinson) 1720-1800, English author, one of the bluestockings.
		She was noted for her wit and beauty, and her London literary salon was frequented by Johnson, Walpole, Burke, and other eminent men.
		BOOKS: HOUSES FOR MAD WOMEN; From the chatelaine of Alnwick Castle to the bluestocking of Montagu House, who decorated a room entirely with feathers, these enterprising ladies are almost as tiring to read about as they must have been to encounter, concludes Sue Gaisford.(Features)
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	Elizabeth Montagu, 1720-1800
		Her nephew, Morris Robinson, was her favorite and chief companion after her husband's death, He took the name of Montagu in 1776, and received all her (very extensive) property upon her death.
		At Mrs Montagu's [wrote Fanny Burney in her Diary] "the semi-circle that faced the fire retained during the whole evening its unbroken form, with a precision that made it seem described by a Brobdingnagian compass.
		The lady of the castle commonly placed herself at the upper end of the room, near the commencement of the curve, so as to be courteously visible to all her guests; having the person of highest rank or consequence properly on one side, and the person the most eminent for talents, sagaciously on the other...
	www.montaguemillennium.com /familyresearch/h_1800_elizabeth.htm (525 words)

	Elizabeth Montagu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She saw marriage as a rational and expedient convention and did not suppose it possible to love a man. In 1742 she married Edward Montagu, grandson of the 2nd Earl of Sandwich, who owned numerous coal mines and had several rents and estates in Northumberland.
		She would be expected to carry things and aid Elizabeth on her daily round.
		After Elizabeth's mother died, her father moved to London with his housekeeper, giving no money at all to his children.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_Montagu (1135 words)

	thePeerage.com - Lady Elizabeth Montagu and others
		She was the daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards and Elizabeth Powys.
		She married Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, son of Sir Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, on 24 March 1795 in Lord Sydney's house, Grosvenor Square, London, England.
		Sir Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, son of Sir Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon.
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	Elizabeth Montagu
		English leader of society, was born at York on the 2nd of October 1720.
		In 1742 she married Charles Montagu, cousin of Edward Wortley Montagu and son of the Earl of Sandwich -- a wealthy man, considerably her senior.
		Elizabeth Montagu died on the 25th of August 1800.
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	Bluestockings, last half of the 18th century
		Their numbers included several pairs of "close female friends" who either did or may have had "romantic friendships." Frances Burney, the first English woman to write a best-seller, was a member of the group and part of her success can be attributed the favorable publicity she received from the group.
		They took care of one another: Elizabeth Carter (1716-1806), received 100 pound per year annuity from Elizabeth Montagu after her husband, Edward Carter, died.
		Elizabeth Robinson Montagu (1720-1800), "Queen of the Blues", cousin to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) who brought the small-pox vaccine to England from Turkey
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	bluestocking — FactMonster.com
		During the 1750s, Elizabeth Vesey held evening parties, at which the entertainment consisted of conversation on literary subjects.
		Elizabeth Carter - Carter, Elizabeth, 1717–1806, English poet and translator.
		Elizabeth (Robinson) Montagu - Montagu, Elizabeth (Robinson), 1720–1800, English author, one of the bluestockings.
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	thePeerage.com - Anne Margaret Elizabeth Lewis and others
		He was the son of Sir William Montague, 2nd Lord Montagu and Lady Elizabeth Montfort.
		She married William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, son of Sir William Montague, 2nd Lord Montagu and Lady Elizabeth Montfort, circa 1327.
		He was the son of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandison.
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	Beaulieu Palace
		Elizabeth Montagu was born in 1909, the second daughter of John, 2nd Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.
		Initially groomed as heir to the family estate, she accepted the role dutifully, but was greatly relieved when her half-brother Edward (the present Lord Montagu) was born as this gave her the freedom to make her own way in the world.
		She served as assistant to Toscanini during his visits to London in 1937-8, helped to found the Philharmonia Orchestra in the 1950s and was a member of Benjamin Britten’s English Opera Group.
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	allgendata - pafg103 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		.Alice married Thomas Montagu (Montacute) [Earl of Salisbury] [Earl of Salisbury].
		She married Thomas Montagu (Montacute) [Earl of Salisbury] [Earl of Salisbury] on 23 May 1399.
		Alice Montagu [Countess of Salisbury] [Countess of Salisbury] was born in 1406.
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	A Modern Woman Born 1689 by Elizabeth Robins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After tasting the modorn flavour of such remarks, it is difficult to realise that they were the views of a woman who lived in the same century with Shakespeare.
		Miss Elizabeth Barrett, dwelling meekly under the iron rule of her father, paralysed with terror of the paternal ogre, having at the age of thirty-seven to smuggle into the house her surely eligible suitor--Mrs.
		The question that seems to have occupied most those who concerned themselves with her story, is why she left her family and her country, and lived uninterruptedly for twenty odd years in foreign lands.
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	Buccleuch & Queensberry
		The members of this family bear the surname Montagu-Douglas-Scott, escept as indicated [the family of the Lords Montagu of Beaulieu used the surname Douglas-Scott-Montagu].
		The sons and daughters of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry and the daughters of the Earls of Dalkeith bear the courtesy titles of Lord/Lady X Montagu- Douglas-Scott, unless and until they acquired some higher title.
		The sons of the Earls of Dalkeith, and the children of the Lords Montagu of Beaulieu all were styled "Honourable X Montagu-Douglas-Scott [or Douglas-Scott-Montagu]".
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	Montagu, Introduction to An Essay on Shakespear
		The court of Elizabeth spoke a scientific jargon, and a certain obscurity of style was universally affected.
		James brought an addition of pedantry, accompanied by indecent and indelicate manners and language.
		Elizabeth Montagu (1720-1800), known as the "Queen of Bluestockings." Editions and reprints followed in 1770, 1772, 1777, 1778, 1785, and 1810; a pirated Dublin edition appeared in 1769; and translations appeared in German (1771), French (1777), and Italian (1828).
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	Amazon.com: "Elizabeth Montagu": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		'20 She also secured the useful patronage of the Shakespearean critic Elizabeth Montagu: `she is not only the finest genius, but the finest lady I ever saw.
		A cousin of the Lumley sisters was Elizabeth Robinson, later to become famous as the bluestocking Elizabeth Montagu.`3 She at least had no high opinion of John 56...
		She complains to Elizabeth Montagu that she finds Italian historians "excessively tiresome," and explains: The considering man merely as apolitical animal, is not restrained to...
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