Elizabeth Moody



Elizabeth Moody (April 1737 - December 10, 1814) was an English poet and literary critic.

Life
She was born Elizabeth Greenly at Kingston-upon-Surrey, the daughter of a wealthy lawyer, who died when she was 13 but left a legacy for her family. A booklover from an early age, she was well read in English, French, and Italian literature. For many years she privately circulated verse in a circle that included Edward Lovibond and George Hardinge. She remained unmarried until 1777, when she wed the dissenting clergyman Christopher Lake Moody (1753–1915), vicar of Turnham Green. She reviewed for Monthly Review, and The St. James Chronicle.

Publications

 * Poetical Trifles. printed by H. Baldwin and Son; for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1798.