Anne Killigrew

Authorship question

In the 1686 edition of Killigrew's Poems, the last three poems are proceeded by a note: "These Three following ODES being found among Mrs Killigrews Papers, I was willing to Print though none of hers." The poems in question are:[12][10]: 153–156 

  • Cloris Charmes, Dissolved by EUDORA.
  • Upon a Little Lady Under the Discipline of an Excellent Person.
  • On the Soft and Gentle Motions of Eudora.

Some have argued that these three poems are stylistically consistent with Killigrew's other works.[11] However, as Carol Barash states, "there is no archival evidence to establish who actually wrote them."[10]: 153–156 


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