Politeness, however, acts the lady’s-maid to our thoughts; and they are washed, dressed, curled, rouged, and perfumed, before they are presented to the public.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838) English poet and novelist [a/k/a L.E.L.]

Romance and Reality, Vol. 2, ch. 14 (1831)
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