Mary Ann Browne (also known as Mrs. James Gray; 24 September 1812 – 28 January 1845) was an English poet and writer of musical scores.

Biography

Mary Ann (sometimes Mary-Anne) Browne was born in

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, 24 September 1812. She was the eldest of three children. Though some sources mention

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was her sister, that is not the case. A collection of her verses came before the public when she was only fifteen years of age. Browne wrote ''Mont Blanc'', ''Ada'', ''Bepentance'', ''The Coronal'', ''The Birthday Gift'', ''Ignatia'', ''Sacred Poetry'', and many fugitive pieces in periodicals. In 1840, her family removed to

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. In 1842, she married James Gray, a Scotchman, and a nephew of James Hogg. She was remembered for piety and charity. Mary Ann Browne Gray died 28 January 1845 at

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, Ireland.

Selected works

Musical scores

* ''The captive knight : a ballad'', 18-- * ''The messenger bird, a duett'', 1826 (with

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) * ''The sunset tree, Tyrolese evening hymn'', 1826 (with George E Blake) * ''The Pilgrim Fathers'', 1827 * ''The recall'', 1827-33 (with Charles Bradlee) * ''Evening song to the Virgin, (at sea) A duett.'', 183- (with Edward S Mesier) * ''The blue sea, song of a Greek islander in exile,'', 183- (with Edward S Mesier)

Songs

* ''Twelve popular songs'', 18-- (with Edward F. Rimbault) * The better land * The breaking waves dash high * The bridal of Andalla * Landing of the Pilgrims * Plymouth rock * Treasures of the deep

Poetry

* ''Mont Blanc, and other poems by Mary Ann Browne, in her fifteenth year.'', 1827 * ''Ada, and other poems'', 1828 * ''Repentance: And Other Poems'', 1829 * ''The coronal; original poems, sacred and miscellaneous.'', 1833 * ''Ignatia, and other poems'', 1838

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Mary Ann 1812 births 1845 deaths 19th-century English poets 19th-century English women writers 19th-century English writers 19th-century British writers English women poets People from Maidenhead