Ann Yearsley, the Glossary
Ann Yearsley, née Cromartie (8 July 1753 – 6 May 1806), also known as Lactilla, was an English poet and writer from the labouring class, in Bristol.[1]
Table of Contents
17 relations: Bristol, Bristol slave trade, Clifton, Bristol, English people, Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, Hannah More, List of 18th-century British working-class writers, Melksham, Milkmaid, Night-Thoughts, OCLC, Paradise Lost, Poet, Poetry, Robert Southey, Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.
Bristol slave trade
toppled in 2020 Bristol, a port city in the South West of England, on the banks of the River Avon, has been an important location for maritime trade for centuries.
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Clifton, Bristol
Clifton is both a suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five council wards.
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English people
The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture.
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Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol
Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, (1 August 1730 – 8 July 1803), was an 18th-century Anglican prelate.
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Hannah More
Hannah More (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833) was an English religious writer, philanthropist, poet, and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, who wrote on moral and religious subjects. Ann Yearsley and Hannah More are English abolitionists, English women dramatists and playwrights and writers from Bristol.
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List of 18th-century British working-class writers
This list focuses on published authors whose working-class status or background was part of their literary reputation.
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Melksham
Melksham is a town and civil parish on the River Avon in Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Trowbridge and south of Chippenham.
Milkmaid
A milkmaid, milk maid, milkwoman, dairymaid, or dairywoman is a girl or woman who milks cows.
Night-Thoughts
The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, better known simply as Night-Thoughts, is a long poem by Edward Young published in nine parts (or "nights") between 1742 and 1745.
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OCLC
OCLC, Inc., doing business as OCLC, See also: is an American nonprofit cooperative organization "that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs for its membership and the library community at large".
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674).
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Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.
Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.
Robert Southey
Robert Southey (or; 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Ann Yearsley and Robert Southey are writers from Bristol.
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Trowbridge
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset.
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Wiltshire
Wiltshire (abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Yearsley
Also known as Ann Cromartie, Ann Cromartie Yearsley, Anne Yearsley, Lac-tilla, Lactilla, Milkwoman of Bristol.