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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
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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