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L.H. Sigourney

Lydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), née Lydia Howard Huntley, was a 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. Sigourney.


“Dwelling much on the contemplation of little things, [we] are in danger of losing the intellectual appetite.”
L.H. Sigourney
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“And say to mothers what a holy chargeIs theirs—with what a kingly power their loveMight rule the fountains of the new-born mind”
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