| Description |
liii, xx, 122 pages ; 17 cm. |
| Series |
The Schomburg library of nineteenth-century Black women writers |
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Schomburg library of nineteenth-century Black women writers.
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| Contents |
Prose: To the reader. Religion. Education. Benevolence. Diligence and negligence. Two school girls. Decision of character. The seasons. Obedience. Employment of time. Eminence from obscurity. Lessons from nature. Description of a desert. Residence in the country. Life is short. Death of a Christian. Reflections upon the close of life -- Biographies: Louisa Seabury. Julia Ann Pell. Eliza Loomis Sherman. Elizabeth Low -- Poetry: Advice to young ladies. On examination for a teacher. Reflections, on visiting the grave of a venerated friend. I have no brother. The dismission of a school term. The true friend. Memory of Mary. To my infant class. The residence of my fathers. The inquiry. Forget me not. Memory of Gusteen. Alone I've wandered. The natives of America. The departed in Christ. To the first of August. A mother to her fatherless son. Daughter's inquiry of her father's absence. The grave. Author's farewell. |
| Subject |
African American women -- Literary collections.
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| Indexed Term |
English literature American writers, 1830-1861 - Texts |
| ISBN |
0195052471 alkaline paper |
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9780195052473 alkaline paper |
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0195052676 set |
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9780195052671 set |
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