For visions come not to polluted eyes.

Mary Howitt

About Mary Howitt

Portrait of Mary Howitt

Mary Howitt (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, the author of the famous poem The Spider and the Fly. She translated several tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Some of her works were written in conjunction with her husband, William Howitt. Many, in verse and prose,...