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    Esther Vanhomrigh or Van Homrigh (known by the pseudonym Vanessa; c. 1688 – 2 June 1723), an Irish woman of Dutch descent, was a longtime lover and correspondent...
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    Esther Termens Esther Vanhomrigh Esther Valiquette Esther Vergeer Esther Vilar Esther Vilenska Esther Walker Esther Wanjiru Esther Wertheimer Esther Wheelwright...
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  • of his lovers, Esther Vanhomrigh (Vanessa), written in 1713 and published as a book in 1726, three years after the death of Vanhomrigh. It contains in...
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    Stella's friendship with Swift became fraught after 1707 when he met Esther Vanhomrigh, daughter of the Dutch-born Lord Mayor of Dublin. Swift became deeply...
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  • Jonathan Swift for Esther Vanhomrigh, whom Swift had met in 1708 and whom he tutored. The name was created by taking "Van" from Vanhomrigh's last name and...
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    underwent redevelopment with a view to reopening as a food hall. Vanessa (Esther Vanhomrigh), former pupil of Dean Swift, is buried at this church. The original...
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    Swift furnished Esther with the nickname "Vanessa" (derived by adding "Essa", a pet form of Esther, to the "Van" of her surname, Vanhomrigh), and she features...
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    Holywell Cemetery, Oxford. Esther Vanhomrigh, is a historical romance inspired by the life of the Irish poet Esther Vanhomrigh, the lover and correspondent...
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    portrait depicting Jonathan Swift's close friend and correspondent Esther Vanhomrigh (1688–1723), who was known by that nickname, which Swift himself invented...
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    Journal to Stella (published posthumously – 1766) Related Esther Johnson Esther Vanhomrigh Scriblerus Club Swift crater The House That Swift Built (1982...
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