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Heart Utterances AT VARIOUS PERIODS OF A CHEQUERED LIFE.
KINDNESS.
WRITTEN AT THE DELAWARE WATER GAP.
WRITTEN IN AN ALBUM.
ON READING “GIBBON’S ROME.”
WRITTEN IN A FRIEND’S ALBUM.
WRITTEN AFTER A VISIT TO THE INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.
TIME.
ON LEAVING PINE COTTAGE.
THE MORN AND EVE OF LIFE.
A gentle, intimate portrait emerges from this tapestry of verses, each one a small window into a moment of feeling—kindness, grief, wonder, and the quiet awe of nature. The poet moves fluidly from the soft consolation of a friend’s album to the sweeping grandeur of a river gorge, letting everyday observations mingle with deeper spiritual reflections. Listeners will sense a rhythm that is both personal and universal, as the words capture the flicker of hope in a sorrowful night and the bright pulse of gratitude in a sun‑lit meadow.
The collection’s modest structure invites you to linger on each stanza, allowing the cadence of simple rhyme to settle like a soft sigh. Whether the poem dwells on the hush of a mountain wind, the tenderness of a shared loss, or the tentative promise of new seasons, the voice remains sincere, never pretentious. It’s a modest yet resonant companion for any moment when you need a quiet, thoughtful pause.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (69K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Bethanne M. Simms, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-05-25
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1801–1881
A Quaker minister and poet from Philadelphia, she devoted her life to peace, abolition, and reform. Her story also includes a remarkable connection to Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
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