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Originally Posted by W.F. Lantry
John,
See here for some discussion of Governess salaries at the time: https://janeaustensworld.wordpress.c...f-jane-austen/
Can't have been fun. Merrill, of course, was absolutely loaded, and by the early 20's, Yeats was essentially a church mouse. But I wonder: who was the richest historical English poet? |
The Earl of Rochester was pretty wealthy, although I believe his expenses were considerable...