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1791–1865 United States
Lydia Huntley Sigourney (née Lydia Howard Huntley; September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865) was an extremely popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford." Most of her works were published with just her married name Mrs.
United States 19th-century poets Authors Essayists Memoirists Also known as: Lydia H. Sigourney, Lydia Howard Huntley, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, Mrs. Sigourney
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We speak of educating our children. Do we know that our children also educate us?
Letters to Mothers (1838)
Mothers, whatever you wish your children to become, strive to exhibit in your own lives and conversation.
Letters to Mothers (1838)
The glorified spirit of the infant is a star to guide the mother to its own blissful clime.
Letters to Mothers (1838)
A disposition to dwell on the bright side of character, is like gold to the possessor.
Letters to Young Ladies (1833)
The glorified spirit of the infant is as a star to guide the mother to its own blissful clime.
[T]he strength of a nation, especially of a republican nation, is in the intelligent and well-ordered homes of the people.
Letters to Young Ladies (1833)
And say to mothers what a holy charge
Should pale death with arrow dread
Ye say they all have passed away,
Not on the outer world
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