Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Maurice de Saxe
Born: October 28, 1696
Died: November 20, 1750 (aged 54)
Bio: Maurice, Count of Saxony was a Franco-Saxon soldier in French service who became a Marshal and later also Marshal General of France. He is best known for his decisive victory at the Battle of Fontenoy.