| Acton Frederick Griffiths - 1815 - 628 pages
...diligence in her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; and more then so, these Poems are the fruit but of some few hours, curtailed from her sleep, and other refreshments." — Preface. Dr. Franklin, in his Life, mentions a volume of poetry, by bis maternal grandfather, Peter... | |
| Longman (Firm), Thomas Park - English poetry - 1815 - 481 pages
...diligence in her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; and more then so, these Poems are the fruit but of some few hours, curtailed from her sleep, and other refreshments." — Preface. Dr. Franklin, in his Life, mentions a volume of poetry, by his maternal grandfather, Peter... | |
| England - 1831 - 1044 pages
...her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; and more so, these poems are the fruits but of some few hours curtailed from her sleep, and other refreshments." SHEPHERD. Then Anne Bradstreet, sir, was a fine spirit! Just like a' our ain poetesses — in England... | |
| Samuel Kettell - American poetry - 1829 - 412 pages
...diligence in her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; and more than so these poems are the fruit but of some few hours, curtailed from her sleep and other refreshments." She died September 16th, 1672. One of the pieces in her volume bears the date of 1632, JEtatis sua... | |
| Samuel Kettell - American poetry - 1829 - 412 pages
...diligence in her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; and more than so these poems are the fruit but of some few hours, curtailed from her sleep and other refreshments." She died September 16th, 1672. One of the pieces in her volume bears the date of 1632, JEtatis sua.... | |
| Scotland - 1831 - 1070 pages
...her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; -and more so, these poems are the fruits but of some few hours curtailed from her sleep, and other refreshments.'' SHRPHERD. Then Anne Bradstreet, sir, was a fine spirit! Just like a' our aiu poetesses — in England... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1831 - 622 pages
...her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; and more so, these poems are the fruits but of some few hours curtailed from her sleep, and other refreshments." SHEPHERD. Then Anne Bradstreet, sir, «ни a fine spirit ! Just like a' our ain poetesses — in England... | |
| Dean Dudley - 1848 - 174 pages
...Four cocks there were, and hens the rest ; I nursed them up with pain and care, For cost nor labor did I spare, Till, at the last, they felt their wing, Mounted the trees, and learned to sing ; Chief of the brood then took his flight To regions far, and left me quite ; My mournful chirps I... | |
| Caroline May - American poetry - 1848 - 556 pages
...diligence in her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions; and more than so, these poems are the fruit but of some few hours, curtailed from her sleep, and other refreshments." What a sweet and rare description of a woman of genius! The contents of her book are curious: a Poem... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1849 - 428 pages
...diligence in her place, and discreet managing of her family occasions ; and more than so, these poems are the fruit but of some few hours, curtailed from her sleep and other refreshments. . . . This only I shall annex : I fear the displeasure of no person in publishing these poems, but... | |
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