Introductory.
That the authoress does not share in the high appreciation of her efforts entertained by others, is evinced by the following fragment from an apologetic poem, recently published.
"Ah! woman's quick, impulsive thought
Hath an impatient wing;
Yet, in the grasp of reason caught,
'Tis but a fragile thing—
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Ephemeral thing! unwisely sought!
Who cares to win a woman's thought?"
Hath an impatient wing;
Yet, in the grasp of reason caught,
'Tis but a fragile thing—
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Ephemeral thing! unwisely sought!
Who cares to win a woman's thought?"
To this, the liberty is taken of replying in the cheering language of an intimate and sympathetic female friend.
"Trust thou thy muse, and let
Thy thought untrammeled soar;
Our souls would drink with pleasure
The music of each measure
Thy spirit shall outpour.
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Trust still thy woman heart,
That love and truth holds dear;
And still thy woman thought,
With so much beauty fraught,
Shall echo far and near."
Thy thought untrammeled soar;
Our souls would drink with pleasure
The music of each measure
Thy spirit shall outpour.
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Trust still thy woman heart,
That love and truth holds dear;
And still thy woman thought,
With so much beauty fraught,
Shall echo far and near."
Great Salt Lake City, June 1st, 1866.
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