Mary Monck
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Mary Monck, née Molesworth (died 1715) was a celebrated beauty and poet.
Life
She was the second daughter of Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth, and Letitia, third daughter of Richard, lord Colooney, and sister of Richard, earl of Bellamont. She became the first wife of George Monck of St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, and died at Bath in 1715.[1]
Works
By her own application she acquired a knowledge of the Latin, Italian, and Spanish languages, and read much English literature. Some poems by her appeared shortly after her death under the title of Marinda. Poems and Translations upon several occasions, London, 1716, 8vo. A long and fulsome dedication to Princess Caroline of Great Britain, was prefixed by her father, Lord Molesworth. On her deathbed she wrote some very affecting verses to her husband, which are not included in her works, but which were printed in Barber's collection of Poems by Eminent Ladies.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cooper 1894.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cooper, Thompson (1894). "Monck, Mary". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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