Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Eighteen Hundred and Eleven

Patriotic elegy on England's decline as cultural and imperial power gradually wanes

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Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Anna Laetitia Barbauld

English poet and essayist who was one of the most respected literary figures of her age. Her 1812 prophecy poem Eighteen Hundred and Eleven shocked readers with its prediction of Britain's decline.

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