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The Moon single work   poetry   "Softly smiles the peaceful Moon,"
Issue Details: First known date: 1846... 1846 The Moon
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Notes

  • Author's note: An Emblem of a Christian Pilgrim, Composed by a Lady, for Juvenile Instruction.
  • Epigraph: "The Moon, a softer, but not less beautiful object than the Sun, returns and communicates to mankind the light of the Sun in a gentle and delightful manner, exactly suited to the strength of the human eye; an illustious and beautiful emblem." - Dr. Dwight's "System of Theology," Ser. xvii.

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    y separately published work icon The Courier 4 February 1846 Z1349038 1846 newspaper issue 1846 pg. 4
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