Who is Lady Jane Wilde

Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Irish poet under the pen name Speranza and supporter of the nationalist movement. Lady Wilde had a special interest in Irish folktales, which she helped to gather and was the mother of Oscar Wilde and Willie Wilde.

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Personal life

Jane was the last of the four children of Charles Elgee (1783–1824), the son of Archdeacon John Elgee, a Wexford solicitor, and his wife Sarah (née Kingsbury, d. 1851). Her father died when she was three years old which meant she was largely self-educated. Even so, she is said to have mastered 10 languages by the age of 18. She claimed that her great-grandfather was an Italian who had come to Wexford in the 18th century; ...
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Lady Jane Wilde Poems

• Salvation
  When the gloom is deepest round thee;
  When the bands of grief have bound thee,
  And in loneliness and sorrow,
  By the poisoned springs of life...
• Instability. From The Spanish.-sixteenth Century
  When the day is brightest,
  Darkness draweth near;
  When the heart is lightest,
  Coming grief I fear....
• The Knight's Pledge
  The tedious night at length hath pass'd;
  To horse! to horse! we'll ride as fast
  As ever bird did fly.
  Ha! but the morning air is chill;...
• A Servian Song
  Wherefore neighest thou so sadly?
  Stampest with the hoof so madly?
  Speak my steed-why at the tent
  With thy stately neck down bent?...
• Opportunity.from The Italian Of Machiavelli
  Who art thou, glorious Form, flashing by me,
  So beautiful, so Godlike-wilt thou fly me?
  Why o'er thy face and bosom fall thy tresses streaming?
  And why the airy pinions on thy white feet gleaming?...

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Comments about Lady Jane Wilde

• Thewildgees: lady jane wilde, aka speranza, collected irish folklore and published ancient legends, mystic charms & superstitions of ireland
• Irelandofthewel: irishcentral contributor larry mclaughlin looks at the life of irish writer and nationalist lady jane francesca wilde, the mother of oscar wilde.
• En_garde_irl: for international women's day fearless women who shaped ireland brigid of kildare margaret o'carroll grace o’malley peg plunkett maria edgeworth dr james barry lady jane wilde agnes clerke anna parnell jenni wyse power en garde respect, honour, educate
• Irishcentral: irishcentral contributor larry mclaughlin looks at the life of irish writer and nationalist lady jane francesca wilde, the mother of oscar wilde.
• Irishspiritmag: on the other hand, lady augusta gregory noted that monday was considered a favourable day for picking herbs. and lady jane wilde found that monday was a favoured day for faith healers to apply cures for many illnesses including depression, liver complaints, and even witchcraft.

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