Cadenus

The loves of Cadenus and Vanessa you may peruse in Cadenus’ own poem on the subject, and in poor Vanessa’s vehement expostulatory verses and letters to him; she adores him, implores him, admires him, thinks him something godlike, and only prays to be admitted to lie at his feet.

Jonathan Swift 1909

Decanus, the dean (called Cadenus by transposition of the letters), took pleasure in directing and interesting till, from being proud of his praise, she grew fond of his person.

The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees Mary Caroline Crawford

She was a young woman fond of literature, whom Decanus, the dean, called Cadenus by transposition of the letters, took pleasure in directing and instructing; till, from being proud of his praise, she grew fond of his person.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Samuel Johnson 1746

Derek Mahon on Swift's poetry in the Guardian; it's a good little essay only I disagree with him about "Cadenus and Vanessa", excerpted from his introduction for a new edition of Swift's poems.

Derek Mahon on Swift's poetry Jenny Davidson 2006

She left “Cadenus and Vanessa” for publication, and when someone said that she must have been a remarkable woman to inspire such a poem, Stella replied that it was well known that the Dean could write finely upon a broomstick.

The Journal to Stella 2003

"Cadenus and Vanessa," written at Windsor in 1713, and first published after Vanessa's death.

The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees Mary Caroline Crawford

Swift, and the poem, "Cadenus and Vanessa," which she ordered to be published after her death.

The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees Mary Caroline Crawford

Vanessa (Cadenus and Vanessa), 19; goes to Ireland, 20; letter to Swift, 21; letter to Stella, 22; legacy to Berkeley, 23; death of, 25.

The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees Mary Caroline Crawford

The loves of Cadenus and Vanessa you may peruse in Cadenus's own poem on the subject, and in poor Vanessa's vehement expostulatory verses and letters to him; she adores him, implores him, admires him, thinks him something god-like, and only prays to be admitted to lie at his feet.

Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Various

Grave professors and teachers cannot give lessons to their female pupils just as they give them to the coarser sex, and more than once has the fable of "Cadenus and Vanessa" been acted over by the most unlikely performers.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Various