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Elizabeth Carter, English poet and translator (born 1717)

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Elizabeth Carter

English poet and polymath (1717–1806)

Elizabeth Carter was an English poet, classicist, writer, translator, and linguist. As one of the Bluestocking Circle that surrounded Elizabeth Montagu, she earned respect for the first English translation of the 2nd-century Discourses of Epictetus. She also published poems and…
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February 19

Day of the year

February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 315 days remain until the end of the year.
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