Emily Lamb, Lady Cowper
Emily Lamb (1787–1869) was a leading figure of the Almack's social set, sister to Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, and wife to Prime Minister Lord Palmerston.
Read more about Emily Lamb, Lady Cowper: The Lamb Family, First Marriage, The Affair With Palmerston, Marriage To Palmerston, Death and Children
Famous quotes containing the words lady and/or cowper:
““No, not another song,” said he,
“Because my lady came
A year ago for the first time
At midnight to my room,
And I must lie between the sheets
When the clock begins to chime.””
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)