Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that 's scarcely felt or seen.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- To the Imitator of the First Satire of Horace. Book ii.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu entry; To the Imitator of the First Satire of Horace. Book ii.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source
- To the Imitator of the First Satire of Horace. Book ii.
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