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Esther Vanhomrigh

friend of Swift

Also known as: Vanessa

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association with Swift

In Jonathan Swift: Withdrawal to Ireland of Jonathan Swift
…his life of another woman, Esther Vanhomrigh, whom he named Vanessa (and who also appeared in his poetry)? He had met Vanessa during his London visit of 1707–09, and in 1714 she had, despite all his admonitions, insisted on following him to Ireland. Her letters to Swift reveal her passion…
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