Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems

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Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems

by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

EN·~1 hours·80 chapters

Chapters

80 total
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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BY - ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS

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BOSTON HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1885

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SONGS OF THE SILENT WORLD - AND OTHER POEMS

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I.

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III.

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Description

A quietly powerful chorus of verses invites listeners into the inner spaces where love, grief and hope meet. The poems move from tender confessions of loss to bold celebrations of life’s fleeting joys, each line trembling with the same reverence for the mysteries that bind us. Even the simplest stanza feels like a conversation with an unseen companion, urging the heart to listen beyond the ordinary.

The collection unfolds in loosely grouped sections that shift from personal remembrance to mythic reflections, drawing on images of angels, ancient heroes and the sea’s endless horizon. The poet’s language is both intimate and expansive, allowing a single breath to echo like a hymn while still capturing the sharp edge of everyday sorrow. A careful balance of lyricism and philosophical inquiry gives each piece a timeless resonance.

When read aloud, the cadence of the verses captures the hush of a silent world, letting the listener feel the weight of every pause and the lift of every hopeful refrain. It is a listening experience that encourages quiet introspection, reminding us that even in silence there is a song waiting to be heard.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (67K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Al Haines

Release date

2010-11-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

1844–1911

A bestselling 19th-century American writer, she brought big spiritual questions and women’s everyday struggles into popular fiction. Her work mixed emotion, social criticism, and a quietly radical view of what women’s lives could be.

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