Elizabeth Amherst Thomas

Poet and amateur naturalist; author of multiple poems which were popular with miscellany compilers, including “Lock’d in the arms of balmy sleep…” which is often misattributed to Bishop Lowth.

Full Name	Elizabeth Amherst Thomas
Variant Names
Gender	Female
Birth Date	1716
Death Date	1779
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Biographical Links	en.wikipedia.org

Bodleian MS Eng. poet. e. 109

Title	The Whims of E.A./afterwards Mrs. Thomas
Period	1791-1820
Archive	Bodleian Library

Role: Major author

Bodleian MS Eng. poet. e. 18

Title	Untitled
Period	1731-1760 , 1761-1790
Archive	Bodleian Library

Role: Major author

Role	First Line
Author	Lock'd in the arms of balmy sleep I'm a strange composition as e'er was in nature At Se'noke so fam'd for Virginity old