The simile of women
Lady Mary Wortley has traversed the world, and she takes her time to compare women in other countries to those of her native land in England. In her comparison, she realizes that the foreign women are neater, smarter, and cleaner than those of her native land. The author writes, "The common servants and the little shop women here are more nicely clean than most of our ladies, and the variety of great variety of neat dresses is an additional pleasure in seeing the town.”
Houses of Nottingham
The author discovers that the house and famous buildings throughout her trips are similar to the Nottingham castle. The author writes, “No tow places were ever resembling; one has but to give the Maese the name of the Trent, and there is no distinguishing the prospects; the houses, like those of Nottingham, built above another and intermixed in the same manner with trees and gardens.”
The Simile of Horses
In one of the stops during the trips, Lady Mary Wortley seeks accommodation in an old lodge, and she compares its room to a hovel. She says, "Our horses tired at Stammel, three hours from it, where I was forced to pass the night in my clothes in a room, not at all the better than a hovel."
The Simile of the Jesuit Church
Almost in all her letters, Lady Mary Wortley compares churches' magnificence from one country to the other. Consequently, she realizes that the Jesuits' church is the nattiest. She says, “The Jesuits’ church is the neatest, which was showed me, in a very complainant manner, by a handsome young Jesuit, who not knowing who I was, took a liberty in his compliments and railleries which very much diverted me.”
The Parties
If there is one thing Lady Mary Wortley is fond is attending parties while on her foreign trips. Most of her letters depict her as a tourist fond of documenting her travels and sharing them with her friends. In one of her letters, Lady Mary compares parties and road trips, and she concludes that she prefers parties more than road trips. She says, “We take care to make such short stages every day, I rather fancy myself upon parties of pleasure than upon the road, and surely nothing can be more agreeable than traveling in Holland."
