A New England Girlhood, Outlined from MemoryUp and down the lane -- Schoolroom and meeting-house -- The hymn-book -- Naughty children and fairy tales -- Old New England -- Glimpses of poetry -- Beginning to work -- By the river -- Mountain-friends -- Mill-girls' magazines -- Reading and studying -- From the Merrimack to the Mississippi. |
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Page 61 - The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.
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| Title | A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory, Lucy Larcom History of women Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks Issue 6 of Riverside library for young people Riverside school library The Riverside literature series |
| Author | Lucy Larcom |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1889 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 274 pages |
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