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I know I could enchain him with a smile:
And lead him captive with a gentle word,
I scorn my look should ever man beguile,
Or other speech, than meaning to afford.


Elizabeth Tanfield Cary

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Elizabeth Tanfield Cary

Elizabeth Tanfield Cary

Born: 1585
Died: October 19, 1639 (aged 54)
Bio: Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland, was an English poet, translator and dramatist. Precocious and studious, she was known from a young age for her learning and knowledge of languages.

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