Poetry · Character
Gentle Mistress Anne
A beloved woman addressed in amatory lines.
minor
Also known as Nancy
First appearance: amatory lines
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Referred to as 'fat Nanny' who sighs for the poet.
Gentle Mistress Anne first appears in 0030 amatory lines.
In Comic Lines: Referred to as 'fat Nanny' who sighs for the poet.
Later, in Verses from Shakespeare: Addressed as 'gentle Mistress Anne' and 'Nancy'; the servant to whom the poem is directed.
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