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Jonathan Swift wrote "Cadenus and Vanessa" for Esther Vanhomrigh, who was passionately in love with him; it was not intended for publication. For more on the unhappy love affair, see the Life of Jonathan Swift. At her death in 1723, Esther Vanhomrigh ("Van"-, from her last name, + -"Essa", a poetic pet name from "Esther"), let it be known she ...
By Margaret L. Woods (1856 1945) T HERE was a thorough search made round the two parlors and on the stairs, but no paper was to be found. It was decided that the dean must have dropped it between St. James’s Street and Bury Street; and the party settled down as before, with the exception of Esther. When the search had proved in vain, she ...
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Esther Vanhomrigh, is a historical romance inspired by the life of the Irish poet Esther Vanhomrigh, the lover and correspondent of Jonathan Swift. The Vagabonds is an exploration of male perceptions of women. There are three novels set in Spain at the time of the Peninsular War (Sons of the Sword, The King's Revoke, The Spanish Lady).
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8 ago 2011 · Vanessa (1868) is a painting by John Everett Millais in Sudley House, Liverpool. It is a fancy portrait depicting Jonathan Swift's close friend and correspondent Esther Vanhomrigh (1688-1723), who was known by that nickname, which Swift himself invented for her. Vanessa represents a major departure in Millais's art because he abandons fully for ...
Esther Vanhomrigh was the daughter of a widow lady in affluent circumstances, in whose house Swift was domesticated when he was in London. Of her personal charms little has been said; Swift has left them unsung, and other authorities have rather depreciated them.
