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Untaught the noble end of glorious truth,
Bred to deceive even from their earliest youth.


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A female mind like a rude fallow lies;
No seed is sown, but weeds spontaneous rise.
As well might we expect, in winter, spring,
As land untilled a fruitful crop should bring.


Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irvine

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Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irvine

Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irvine

Born: 1696
Died: 1764 (aged 68)
Bio: Anne, Viscountess Irwin lived from c.1696 to 1764. She was a poet and close friend of Horace Walpole.

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