On A Lady's Writing

Anna Lætitia BarbauldAnna Lætitia Barbauld

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HER even lines her steady temper show ;
Neat as her dress, and polish'd as her brow ;
Strong as her judgment, easy as her air ;
Correct though free, and regular though fair :
And the same graces o'er her pen preside
That form her manners and her footsteps guide.
Anna Lætitia Barbauld
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Anna Lætitia Barbauld

1743-1825/EnglishAnna Lætitia Aikin was born on June 20th, 1743. Her family lived near the village of Kibworth Harcourt, in Leicestershire. Her father, John Aikin, was a Presbyterian minister and schoolteacher. Both he and her mother, Jane Jennings Aikin, wer…

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