3 Dec 2008
Anne Finch (1661-1720)
Anne Finch (1661-1720) was born in Sidmonton, England. In 1684 she married Heneage Finch, who became Earl of Winchilsea in 1712. Her most famous poem is 'The Spleen' which appeared amongst a miscellanous collection of poems in 1701. The only early collection of her poems was Miscellany Poems Written by a Lady (1713); where her nature poetry was greatly admired by Wordsworth.
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