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Hemans' poem of 'The Bird's Release, it reminded me of this scene of my boyhood, though if I have never spoken to you of my darling Grace, you will not be able to understand why." "You never have," said Annie, answering his looks rather than his words, while a slight increase of color was again perceptible in her fair cheek.
Hemans, a poetess, and this is Rowland Hill, who introduced the system of penny postage. This is Sir John Herschel, the eminent astrologer." "Are we to play with these civilian figures?" asked Eric. "Of course," said Harvey, "these are toys; they are meant to be played with." "But how?" It was rather a poser.
Hemans. But it is time you had done with thin things, however good they may be. Most people never get beyond spoon-meat in this world, at least, and they expect nothing else in the world to come. I must take you in hand myself, and see what I can do for you.
Dickens wrote about people one really never had heard of, but Bulwer, of course, was one of themselves and the equal of Scott. In poetry the palm was tossed between Mrs. Hemans and L. E. L. on the one hand and that delightful impossible American, Mr. Willis, and Barry Cornwall on the other. Young Tennyson received a few words of praise.
Ladies from a queen to a countess wore it coming over the chin; women of less rank, beneath. Tight-lacing dates from about the twelfth century. A short cloak, worn by both sexes, ornamented with buttons. "And, born of Thee, she may not always take Earth's accents for the oracles of God." Felicia Hemans.
Hemans had attributed to Bruce at the source of the Nile, were mine as I took my first view of Niagara. The Horse-shoe Fall at some distance to my right was partially hidden, but directly in front of me were the American and Crescent Falls. The former is perfectly straight, and looked like a gigantic mill-weir.
Hemans breathe a singularly attractive tone of romantic and melancholy sweetness, and many of the ballads and songs of Hogg and Cunningham will not soon be forgotten. The poems of Kirke White are more pleasing than original. Montgomery has written, besides many other poems, not a few meditative and devotional pieces among the best in the language.
Her dress I cannot describe: my grandfather, poor gentleman, might have been able to do so; it would have been more familiar to him. I can only say that it appeared to me unnecessarily short, exhibiting a pair of ankles if I may be permitted to refer to such points that, from an artistic point of view, called rather for concealment. Her hat made me think of Mrs. Hemans; but why I cannot explain.
The number of competitors was astounding, and the mass of matter sent in overwhelming, one production being as long as "Paradise Lost." Quality prevailed over quantity, and the award was made to Mrs. Hemans. This was not the only occasion on which she was adjudged the prize in a competition. In 1821 she obtained that awarded by the Royal Society of Literature for the best poem on "Dartmoor."
But the quotations from women writers and poets, Mrs. Hemans, Mrs. Sigourney, Jean Ingelow, and others, what are they worth? Who would expect anything profound from J. G. Holland or Chapin, O. W. Holmes, or Alger, or Alcott, or Helps, or Dickens, or Lewes, or Froude, or Lowell? I certainly should not. Such a selection is good to leaf over. Your thought may be kindled or fanned here and there.
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