Felicia Hemans

“ She has thrilled those chords of the human soul which, while the race of man continues, cannot but respond to her sentiments. Love, in all its purest, holiest, sweetest emotions of household affections, patriotism, and devotion, was the mighty spell by which she wrought, and till love shall cease from earth her name can never die. ”

“ She closed her life May 30th, 1835, "and died as stars go down," her genius bright and expanding to the last, and trust in her Redeemer calming every fear, and cheering the darkness of the tomb with the holy light of faith and love. She has gone from us, but the light of her genius will never be dimmed, nor the song of her harp for gotten. ”

“ What spell within thee hath been shrined,
To image back my own deep mind?
Even as a song of other times
Can trouble memory's springs;
Even as a sound of vesper-chimes
Can wake departed things ”