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Best known as a letter writer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote verses all her life and frequently referred to herself as a "poet." From the young girl, as she later described herself, "trespassing" in Latin and Greek sources to the old woman haunted "by the Daemon of Poesie" (as quoted by Isobel…
- Constantinople by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | Poetry Foundation
Constantinople. By Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Written....
- The Lover: A Ballad by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | Poetry ...
Best known as a letter writer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu...
- Constantinople by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | Poetry Foundation
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont; 15 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England . In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward Wortley Montagu , who later served as the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte .
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. 1689 –. 1762. Read poems by this poet. Born on May 15, 1689 to Evelyn and Mary Pierrepont, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is remembered primarily as a letter writer. Her father was a wealthy Whig who later became the Marquess of Dorchester, and Lady Mary, like other aristocratic women of her time, was educated at home.
While here Lady Mary seems to blame women for men’s sexual advances, later she often spoke out against the bondage of marriage. The tone of this poem, and that of ‘The Lover a Ballad’ is a reminder of the influence of Pope, with its sharp bite, and its shrewd common sense.
May 1993. Updated to HTML, June 1996. Selected from the third edition of her Works: The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Edited by her grandson Lord Wharncliffe, Third Edition, with Additions and Corrections Derived from the Original Manuscripts, with Notes, and a New Memoir By W. Moy Thomas. In Two Volumes.
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