Elizabeth's father Edward chose to raise his family in England, while his fortune grew in Jamaica. Elizabeth was educated at home and by the time she was ten years old she had read passages from Paradise Lost and a number of Shakespearean plays. ... Throughout her teenage years, Elizabeth taught herself Hebrew so that she could read the Old Testament; her interests later turned to Greek studies. ... He moved his family to a coastal town and rented cottages for the next three years, before settling permanently in London. ... Admirers have compared her imagery to Shakespeare and her us...

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