Category: 19th century
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“Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep” BY EMMA HART WILLARD (1787 – 1870)
“When in the dead of night I lie And gaze upon the trackless sky, The star-bespangled heavenly scroll, The boundless waters…”
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“I never saw a moor” by Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886)
“…And what a wave must be. I never spoke with God,…”
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“My life closed twice before its close (96) by Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886)
“…A third event to me So huge, so hopeless to conceive …”
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“The Soul selects her own Society (303)” by Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886)
“…Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling Upon her Mat — I’ve known her — from an ample nation — Choose One —…”
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“Troubled with the Itch and Rubbing with Sulphur” by George Moses Horton (1797? – 1883?)
“..In fine, I know not which Can play the most deceitful game, The devil, sulphur, or the itch; The three are but the same…”
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“Early Affection” by George Moses Horton (1792? – 1883)
“…’ll love thee for those sparkling eyes, To which my fondness was betray’d, Bearing the tincture of the skies, To glow when other beauties fade..,”
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“Away to Canada” by Joshua McCarter Simpson (1820 – 1876)
“…Farewell, old master! That’s enough for me— I’m going straight to Canada, Where colored men are free…”
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“Imploring to be Resigned at Death” by George Moses Horton (1798–1884)
“…Let me die without fear of the dead, No horrors my soul shall dismay, And with faith’s pillow under my head, With defiance to mortal decay, Go chanting away…”
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“How Long?”by James Monroe Whitfield (1822 – 1871)
“How long, oh gracious God! how long Shall power lord it over right? The feeble, trampled by the strong, Remain in slavery’s gloomy night…”
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“Wish for an Overcoat” by Alfred Islay Walden (1847–1884)
Wish for an Overcoat BY ALFRED ISLAY WALDEN Oh! had I now an overcoat, For I am nearly freezing; My head and lungs are stopped with cold, And often I am sneezing. And, too, while passing through the street, Where merchants all are greeting, They say, young man this is the coat …
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