Mary Sidney
Mary Herbert (née Sidney), Countess of Pembroke (27 October 1561 – 25 September 1621), was one of the first English women to achieve a major reputation for her literary works, poetry, poetic translations and literary patronage.
Read more about Mary Sidney: Family, Life and Work, Assessment, 2010 Discovery of Additional Work
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“Life is in the mouth; death is in the mouth.”
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