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Lady Mary Coke (6 February 1727 – 30 September 1811) was an English noblewoman known for her letters and private journal. She made pointed observations of people in her circle and political figures.
Read Full Text and Annotations on The Castle of Otranto Sonnet to the Right Honourable Lady Mary Coke at Owl Eyes.
29 de nov. de 2020 · Horace Walpole, 4.º Conde de Orford (1717 — 1797) foi um aristocrata e romancista inglês. Inaugurou um novo gênero literário, o romance gótico, com a publica...
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Lady Mary Coke. primary name: Coke, Mary. other name: Campbell, Mary. Details. individual; British; Female. Life dates. 1727-1811. Biography. Daughter of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Duke of Greenwich; wife of Edward, Viscount Coke.
Read Sonnet to the Right Honourable Lady Mary Coke of The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole. The text begins: The gentle maid, whose hapless tale These melancholy pages speak; Say, gracious lady, shall she fail To draw the tear adown thy cheek?
Lady Mary Coke. Letter writer and noblewoman. Born Lady Mary Campbell at either Sudbrook, Surrey or 27 Bruton Street, London. After a strained courtship, she married Edward, Viscount Coke in 1747. He retaliated by leaving her alone on the wedding night, and then virtually imprisoning her in his family estate in Norfolk.
Sonnet to the Right Honourable Lady Mary Coke. THE gentle maid, whose hapless tale. These melancholy pages speak; Say, gracious lady, shall she fail. To draw the tear adown thy cheek? No; never was thy pitying breast. Insensible to human woes; Tender, tho' firm, it melts distrest. For weaknesses it never knows. Oh! guard the marvels I relate.
