Mistress of The Robes To Queen Anne, 1603-1619
- 1603-1619: Audrey (Etheldreda), Lady Walsingham
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“See the kind seed-receiving earth
To every grain affords a birth:
On her no showers unwelcome fall,
Her willing womb retains ‘em all,
And shall my Caelia be confined?
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—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
“See the kind seed-receiving earth
To every grain affords a birth:
On her no showers unwelcome fall,
Her willing womb retains ‘em all,
And shall my Caelia be confined?
No, live up to thy mighty mind,
And be the mistress of Mankind!”
—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
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“Just pierce my right side open
And save my baby.””
—Unknown. The Death of Queen Jane (l. 7–8)