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My mother bids me bind my hair
With bands of rosy hue,
Tie up my sleeves with ribbons rare,
And lace my bodice blue.

Anne Hunter

Anne Hunter

Anne Hunter

Born: March 13, 1742

Died: January 7, 1821 (aged 78)

Bio: Anne Hunter was the wife of the celebrated surgeon John Hunter, and a minor poet. She is mostly remembered now for the texts to at least nine of Joseph Haydn's 14 songs in English.

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