MRS GARFIELD AS A POETESS.
; '" In her early days Mrs, Garfield, • like heE husband.' 'dropped occasionally' into ■ poetry, - The following fragment of some verses, read' by her before the Ladies'>Literary Society, of Hiram College, survive:..... ■ '■• ~ ,:.■■. '' ' i,, Agftina i Mary? i 'Nay, Lucretia',' 1 '■ : The hoßle classicnain'e ut ■'■■'"■■■'■<•■:■-• '<■:{ ' : Thatweirbe'fitso'uffairladie, •''''' ■ i' l '' l ' ; Our sweet'and gentle dame,' '■■'■■■■ •; ■; ' ! ';' With hearty leal and loving'-'. " ! . 'f "'As e'er was sub'g'in laysi'''' ll .•''-' |; •■^l .'Of higH born Roman matron ''•' '• ■■■ i■* ''llri'ola heroic days';" : ' : "■■■■> : ; :-r :■■ I 'Worthy her lord illustrious, 1 whom ;i c ', Honorarid fameattend; ' [■'■ •' i:i; * ■■[ ' Worthy her soldier's name towearj " : |! ' : ' civic wreath to 'share,' :'■ • f! ' That binds her Viking's tawriyhair;' ■'' l : ''Right proud arewe the world should know' '','AB'liers 1 tlie. maii whOm long ago ''''' : ■■'• 1 We found bur truest helper: friend," : i - '■■•■*' vm ir.\ni 71,7.7, -.,: ..■,;;;;•. ••■'.jiiivK,',.. •_. t
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1003, 18 February 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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133MRS GARFIELD AS A POETESS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1003, 18 February 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)
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