NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Yearsley, Ann, 1753-1806 NRA: Yearsley Ann (1756-1806) Poet called 'Lactilla' DNB: Yearsley [née Cromartie], Ann (bap. 1753, d. 1806), poet and writer LBT ID: AnYears1806 VIAF ID: 54287394 LOC ID: n83041693 | B/BAP: 1753-07-15 DIED: 1806-05-06 |
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The daughter of John Cromartie; she rose to fame as an untutored genius patronized by
Hannah More, with whom, upon asserting her independence, she had a very public
quarrel. | |