The Literary Women of England: Including a Biographical Epitome of All the Most Eminent to the Year 1700; and Sketches of the Poetesses to the Year 1850; with Extracts from Their Works, and Critical RemarksSaunders, Otley, 1861 - 564 pages |
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... Born . Died . Juliana Prioress of Sopewell flo . 1460 Margaret Countess of Richmond 1440 1509 Queen Anne Boleyn 1499 1536 The Daughters of Sir Thomas More 1. Margaret Roper 1508 1544 2. Elizabeth Dancy 3. Cecilia Heron His Niece ...
... Born . Died . Juliana Prioress of Sopewell flo . 1460 Margaret Countess of Richmond 1440 1509 Queen Anne Boleyn 1499 1536 The Daughters of Sir Thomas More 1. Margaret Roper 1508 1544 2. Elizabeth Dancy 3. Cecilia Heron His Niece ...
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... born in Britain . In both these ex- pectations I was disappointed ; although I believe that the author did intend to immortalize all his literary country- women , and deceived himself with the mistake of having done so . Under the two ...
... born in Britain . In both these ex- pectations I was disappointed ; although I believe that the author did intend to immortalize all his literary country- women , and deceived himself with the mistake of having done so . Under the two ...
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... born on the Continent , but wrote in England , and died about the year 1268. Her ' Poesies , ' including her Lays , Fables , & c . , were published by M. de Roquefort in 1820. Translations of the Lays may be found in Ellis's ' Early ...
... born on the Continent , but wrote in England , and died about the year 1268. Her ' Poesies , ' including her Lays , Fables , & c . , were published by M. de Roquefort in 1820. Translations of the Lays may be found in Ellis's ' Early ...
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... born in the year 1440 , at Bletshoe , in Bedfordshire - the only child and heiress of John Beaufort , Duke of Somerset , and of his wife Margaret Beauchamp , daughter of Lord Beauchamp , of Powick . By her first husband , Edmund Tudor ...
... born in the year 1440 , at Bletshoe , in Bedfordshire - the only child and heiress of John Beaufort , Duke of Somerset , and of his wife Margaret Beauchamp , daughter of Lord Beauchamp , of Powick . By her first husband , Edmund Tudor ...
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... born in or about the year 1499 , at her father's seat , Blickling Hall , in Norfolk , where she was carefully brought up with her brother George and her sister Mary until the death of her D 2 LITERARY WOMEN OF ENGLAND . 35.
... born in or about the year 1499 , at her father's seat , Blickling Hall , in Norfolk , where she was carefully brought up with her brother George and her sister Mary until the death of her D 2 LITERARY WOMEN OF ENGLAND . 35.
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