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Aphra Behn — (July 10, 1640–April 16, 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing participated in the amatory fiction genre of British literature.Early lifeThe personal history of … Wikipedia
amarous — † aˈmarous, a. Obs. 0 [f. L. amār us bitter + ous.] ‘Bitter, sharp, froward, hard to be appeased, spightful, sour.’ Blount Glossogr. 1656 … Useful english dictionary