Frances Brooke

Frances Brooke (circa 1771)

Frances Brooke (née Moore; 12 January 1724 – 23 January 1789) was an English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator.

Quotes

• Her mouth, which a smile,
  Devoid of all guile,
    Half opens to view,
  Is the bud of the rose
  In the morning that blows,
    Impearl’d with the dew.
  More fragrant her breath
  Than the flow’r-scented heath
    At the dawning of day;
  The hawthorn in bloom,
  The lily’s perfume,
    Or the blossoms of may.
  • "Air" from William Shield’s Rosina (1783)