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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Katherine Philips
![Katherine Philips](/img/nopic_profile.png)
Born: January 1, 1632
Died: June 22, 1664 (aged 32)
Bio: Katherine or Catherine Philips, also known as Orinda, was an Anglo-Welsh poet, translator, and woman of letters. She achieved renown as translator of Pierre Corneille's Pompée and Horace, and for her editions of poetry.