Female writing during the 18th century became a popular method of expressing feminine mentality on issues that were previously considered forbidden. Writers such as Aphra Behn, Mary Leapor and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu published their works alongside many respected male poets such as Jonathan Swift and Thomas Gray. Women were gaining a sense of independence and emancipation from the traditional patriarchal rule, and this was occurring at an increasingly rapid pace. Many female poets of …showed first 75 words of 1714 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1714 total…of Gold Fishes", curiosity did kill the cat, but it only mad her stronger. Works Cited Gray, Thomas. "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes." Engl 430.01, Book of Readings, Fall 2003. Ed. Katherine Zelinsky. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Printing Services, 2003. 33. Literary Criticism. Ed. Michael Bryson. 2003. DePaul University. 26 Nov. 2003. < http://www.brysons.net/mbvitae.html> Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 2003. 25 Nov. 2003. < http://en2.wikipedia.org>