Mary Leapor

British poet

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Mary Leapor was an English poet celebrated for her witty verse satire. Despite her humble beginnings as a kitchen servant, she gained recognition from contemporaries after her early death. Her work was published posthumously, highlighting her talent as a verse satirist.1

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Poets and poetry after Pope
…later in the century include Mary Leapor, a Northhamptonshire kitchen servant who was also a witty verse satirist, celebrated by contemporaries only after her early death. Much admired in their own lifetimes were Anna Seward and Hannah More, both of whom wrote much miscellaneous prose as well as poetry, and…
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…later in the century include Mary Leapor, a Northhamptonshire kitchen servant who was also a witty verse satirist, celebrated by contemporaries only after her early death. Much admired in their own lifetimes were Anna Seward and Hannah More, both of whom wrote much miscellaneous prose as well as poetry, and…
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