Poem: Essay on Woman, An by Mary Leapor.
Woman, a pleasing but a short-lived flow'r, Too soft for business and too weak for pow'r: A wife in bondage, or neglected maid; Despised, if ugly; if she's fair, betrayed. 'Tis wealth alone inspires ev'ry grace, And calls the raptures to her plenteous face. What numbers for those charming features pine, If blooming acres round her temples twine!Mary Leapor, a Northamptonshire kitchen maid, produced a substantial body of exceptional poetry that was only published after her early death at the age of twenty-four. This is a timely examination of the work of a poet who has remained almost forgotten for 200 years. Leapor is one of many gifted poets, mainly women and labourers, whose work stands outside the traditional canon of eighteenth.A servant with little formal education, Mary Leapor nonetheless left behind a substantial body of poetry and drama. Two volumes of her collected work were published posthumously as Poems upon Several Occasions (1748, 1751). Leapor’s poetry is especially interesting for its vivid portrayal of class relations. For example, “Crumble-Hall,” a long poem that plays on traditions and.
An Essay On Women Mary Leapor. an essay on women mary leapor The HyperTexts English Poetry Timeline and Chronology English Literature Timeline and Chronology World Literature Timeline and Chronology This is a timeline of English poetry and literature, from the earliest Celtic, Gaelic, Druidic, Anglo-Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman works, to the present day.This essay offers a very basic.Mary Leapor A servant maid who died in relative obscurity at the age of just twenty-four, Mary Leapor (1722-1746) is now considered to be one of the most interesting poets of the eighteenth century. In moments that she snatched from her busy working day, she composed a considerable body of work, both poetry and drama, sufficient to fill two posthumously published volumes (Poems on Several.
Mary was hired as kitchen maid with an employer, Susanna Jennens, who encouraged the girl’s writing and allowed her the use of her library. Jennens wrote poetry herself and had connections to Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, both distinguished learned women. Not all employers were so accepting; Leapor’s devotion to writing led to.
