How did Sarah Seward’s death affect Anna Seward’s relationship with Honora Sneyd?

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The death of Anna Seward’s younger sister, Sarah, in 1764 served as a pivotal moment that deepened the bond between Anna and Honora Sneyd. Having been taken in by the Seward family at age five, Honora was already a significant figure in Anna’s life, but the shared grief following Sarah’s passing drew the two women into an even closer attachment.1

This intense closeness persisted until 1773, when their relationship reached an impasse due to Honora’s marriage to Richard Lovell Edgeworth and her subsequent move to Ireland. Anna found Honora’s absence deeply painful, a sentiment she frequently expressed throughout her poetry and correspondence.1