A Tribute to the Memory of the Infant Dead, 1842.

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A Tribute to the Memory of the Infant Dead, 1842.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259300

This elaborately bound volume contains Dodge's transcriptions of poems by various authors on the subjects of children and death. The authors appearing most frequently are Lydia Sigourney (1791-1865) and Felicia Hemans (1793-1835). Also transcribed is "A Discourse delivered at Boston on the death of children" by Rev. Chandler Robbins (1810-1882). In a preface dedicated to his wife Anna and dated March 28, 1841, Dodge writes that the volume is a present for the couple's fifteenth wedding anniversary and "a monument, which may perpetuate to our children the recollection of the many endearing charms which were daily developing themselves in the character of our lost loved one." The volume is illustrated with seven engravings depicting children.

1 v. (106 leaves) ; octavo.

Gadsden Public Library

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Dodge, Pickering, 1804-1863

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Pickering Dodge (1804-1863) was born in Salem, Mass., the son of Pickering Dodge (1778-1833) and Rebecca Jenks Dodge (1781-1851). Dodge graduated from Harvard College in 1823 and was a merchant. In 1826, Dodge married Anna Storer Colman (1808-1849), the daughter of Rev. Henry Colman (1785-1849), of Salem. The Dodges had five children, including George Storer Dodge (1838-1840)....

Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835

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Felicia Hemans was one of the first successful female English career poets. For a brief time, she was the most popular and acclaimed poet writing in England. Mrs. Hemans embodies a significant transition in English poetry from Romantic lyricism to the moral and patriotic themes prevalent in the Victorian era. From the description of Felicia Hemans letters and poems, 1825, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50039596 Felicia Dorothea Browne Hem...

Dodge, Anna Storer Colman, 1808-1849.

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Robbins, Chandler, 1810-1882

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American Unitarian clergyman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Mr. Crosby, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655314 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1845 May 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655306 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Boston], to the Rev. John Pierpont, [1834 Jan. 4]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655309 ...