died, a.d. 1715.

MARY, the second daughter of Robert, second Viscount Molesworth, was the wife of George Monk, Esq., of Stephen's Green, Dublin. There is no record of the year either in which this lady was born, nor of the year of her marriage; but as she left a son and two daughters, and died in 1715, we may conclude she was born about the middle of the latter half of the seventeenth century. Her thirst for knowledge early showed itself, and she is said to have pursued her studies under very disadvantageous circumstances. At that time it was not considered feminine for a woman to be possessed of much learning, and her family even tried to turn her from her favourite pursuits. But all to no purpose. Notwithstanding the opposition she met with, Mary Molesworth contrived to become a perfect mistress of the Latin, Italian, and Spanish tongues. During her lifetime her works were never published; possibly the want of sympathy which she experienced made her decide not to trouble any one with the children of her brain. The opposition which she met with is all the more remarkable as her father, Viscount Molesworth, was a man of considerable taste and learning. He had been for some years ambassador at the Court of Denmark, and, upon his return to Ireland, wrote a history of the state of politics in that country.