Birth date:
1722
Death date:
1746
Birth town:
Country:
England
Mary Leapor was christened on 26 Feb 1722 at Marston St Lawrence. Her father, Phillip Leapor, was a Brackley man, who was a gardener employed by Sir John Blencowe until 1726. Her mother was Anne Sharman from Weston by Weedon.
Mary was a poetess, and was also employed in service as a cook maid in Weston working for Susannah Jennens, the married daughter of John Blencowe, whose husband owned Weston Hall. Mary fell out of favour in the household, but returned to her parents home in Brackley, from where she died and was buried 'in wool' in Brackley on 14 November 1746.
Mary Leapor produced a substantial body of exceptional poetry which was only published after her early death at the age of twenty-four.
Poems by this Poet
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| In the Kitchen | 29 November 2013 |
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| Essay on Woman, An | 19 May 2014 |
(32 votes) |
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| Mira's Song | 19 May 2014 |
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| Strephon to Celia. A Modern Love-Letter | 19 May 2014 |
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| The Epistle of Deborah Dough | 19 May 2014 |
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| The Visit | 19 May 2014 |
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| Of Friendship | 19 May 2014 |
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| The Patrons of My Early Song | 19 May 2014 |
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| A Portrait of the Artist | 19 May 2014 |
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| The Headache | 5 September 2014 |
(7 votes) |
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