Florence Van Leer Earle Nicholson Coates (July 1, 1850 - April 6, 1927) was an American poet. Biography: She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Granddaughter of noted abolitionist and philanthropist Thomas Earle, and eldest daughter of Philadelphia lawyer George H. Earle, Sr. and Mrs. Frances ("Fanny") Van Leer Earle, Mrs. Coates gained notoriety both at home and abroad for her works of poetry-nearly three-hundred of which were published in literary...
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