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Phoebe Cary
4 quotes
“Her washing ended with the day, Yet lived she at its close, And passed the long, long night away In darning ragged hose.But when the sun in all its state Illumed the Eastern skies, She passed about the kitchen grate And went to making pies.”
Phoebe Cary (1824–1871) first seen 1854 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Wife". Poems and Parodies (Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1854) p. 192
“Nearer my Father's house, Where the many mansions be; Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea;Nearer the bound of life, Where we lay our burdens down; Nearer leaving the cross, Nearer gaining the crown!”
Phoebe Cary (1824–1871) first seen 1868 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nearer Home", st. 2. Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love (1868) p. 49
“Father, perfect my trust; Let my spirit feel in death, That her feet are firmly set On the rock of a living faith!”
Phoebe Cary (1824–1871) first seen 1868 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nearer Home", st. 7. Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love (1868) p. 50
“And though hard be the task, "Keep a stiff upper lip!”
Phoebe Cary (1824–1871) said by 1871 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Keep a Stiff Upper Lip!", Ballads for Little Folk (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1874) p. 175