ELIZABETH INCHBALD
1753-1821
Kavanagh’s
English Women
of Letters.
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“Miss Simpson ... was ... tall and slender, with hair of a golden auburn, and lovely hazel eyes, perfect features, and an enchanting countenance.”—1771.
Mrs. Inchbald’s
Memoirs.
“Description of Me.
Age.—Between 30 and 40, which, in the register of a lady’s birth, means a little turned of 30.
Height.—Above the middle size, and rather tall.
Figure.—Handsome, and striking in its general air, but a little too stiff and erect.
Shape.—Rather too fond of sharp angles.
Skin.—By nature fair, though a little freckled, and with a tinge of sand, which is the colour of her eyelashes, but made coarse by ill-treatment upon her cheeks and arms.