Mary Robinson (poet) with her, since they feared to receive a bad reputation sympathizing with Mary Robinson. Mary Robinson (poet) Mary Robinson (née Darby; 27 November 1757? – 26 December 1800) was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. During her lifetime she was known as "the English Sappho". She earned her nickname "Perdita" for her role as Perdita (heroine of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale") in 1779. She was the first public mistress of King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales. Robinson was born in Bristol, England to Nicholas Darby, a naval captain, and his wife Hester (née
Mary Robinson (clipper) in "heavy gales and continual snow storms". During the commercial panic of 1857, "Mary Robinson" was one of the many American clippers that was put into the more profitable British trade between India and England. "Mary Robinson" made a very fast passage in 1858. She made it in 58 days from San Francisco to Melbourne, continuing with 40 days from Melbourne to Honolulu. In 1858, "Mary Robinson" loaded guano at Jarvis Island for New York. "Mary Robinson" was lost June 27, 1864, on a voyage from San Francisco at Howland's Island, in the Pacific (). She was loading guano when