Mary Leapor
British writer (1722-1746)
Mary Leapor (1722–1746) was an English poet from Northamptonshire. Out of the many labouring-class writers of the period, she was noticeably well received.
Quotes
edit- In spite of all romantic poets sing,
This gold, my dearest, is an useful thing.- "Mira to Octavia", in Poems upon Several Occasions, vol. 1 (1748)
- Woman, a pleasing but a short-lived flower,
Too soft for business and too weak for power:
A wife in bondage, or neglected maid:
Despised, if ugly; if she’s fair, betrayed.- "An Essay on Woman", in Poems upon Several Occasions, vol. 2 (1751)
