Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-11
=" When Morn, in russell mantle clad.
SPECIMENS OF AMERICAN POTTS.

We copy from this new work the following
notice Of one of the living authors, who, pro-
badly may live beyond the present generation,
as fair specimen of the biographical and cri-
teal notices" which form portion of The book:
LYDIA HUNrLEY SIooURNFY is a native u
NurwiCh, Connecuout. During The frs TWEEN
Nv years Of her life she resided in her nal'e
town; she has since lived al Hartford. and j.,
nov the wie Of Charles Sigournsy, Esq Of
that ciy
Ii Is an omen of favorable import TO our ma
tional httiatuIe, that 'he claim, Of female a
LEM ha.- been ably advanced, and readily ac-
knowledged ihe value of5uCh IN acct sion to
its interests, cauno: fan OF bang duly es,ima,-
ed il an age, which Is enj ng tine pure and de
ligh full brea hing Of MRS. H'maass poetry &
tn strorg prac ical sense o. Miss Edg, worth,
To these cherish, name we do no dIscr"dit,
when We associate With them tina, Of the &C,
complshed lady, Of whom we now speak.
L was in 1915 tina Mrs. S,g"urrey, (then
Mi,ssitun ley) fist CAV her nam o he ,rld
as the al o,ess # "Noraf pieces IN prose and
verse" 'Thi, 20 ume, which, to .dopt her
own uapret niIug l,oount Of it, was wri,ten
solely for nc sake ii improvements, aud To goa.
iity love II 'mpdsi ion, owe d /, Lubic atlon
TO a benevolent gen lem4n, whose pisasure i,
was 10 e"SOu'age lndus rs, AID 10 raise ip;rl>
lect from obsCurity. No ordinary acknnwlt dg
mems are due To the penetra ion which tha>
discovered thc taIrDt gem, and 10 lie kindae S
and liberaliy with which sits pures, raw >errue'
was developed 10 he world. The wo,k Es.lf
does not indie, afford any very decided cares
of he present most deserved repu a:Ion OF $
authoress; nut every page of it is sioct wi h
that purity OF purpose. and fruitful in hos, srn-
timenls of 'ir,pe, which distinguish all her
writings, Whale several OF Ihe pieces which II
contains, as the Excuse for no, fulfilling IN en-
eagemcnt,' 'fhe Dove Tue So.har, Star
M ,rning Prayer and the FRS Morning IL
Nav are, III no m,ll d gree, nouor4o le to her
talents From the Il >tnam ut these. the rea
der will learr, iha. like Mrs. Barbauld, and
Mrs. More, Mrs. Sigouruey has devoted some
Of her eare>t years To the in,truc ion Of gu h..
Kmore compie,e refu,a ION Of the carrent sIsn-
der Az last This mos us, ful and ennoplIng en-
ploynent, as lending 10 produce morosity and
Qurruioasness, me- not be desired, han that
which is furnished by The playful, con,eD,ed
and affecuona'e spiri, whlc b animates the SEX
cuse.'
In 1916 appeared the 'W,i,ings Of Nancy
Maria Hyde, with a skereh of h Life Inc
natives which indu>e MISS Huutley To under
take this performance, are alike honor able 10
her as friend and as Christian; and the pi.
Gus office was discharged with affection and Fl
deity.
In 4S22 traits OF the Aborigiaes Of America
poem was offered TO the public The a, ais
Of Inc work being devo ed Exclusively to reli-
sious charities. Had the aut"or given 10 this
work more OF the narrative. and less Of the didac
Tic character. be, erjust.oe might nave been done
10 ner subject. and ine .xPe' a'ion tx i,rd by
the u'ie, w"nld oare been mo.e comp eteiy on
swcrtd. She 80 e.re;, Al l. u H. ur ju z.
ueD., in preteIrins oiank verse lo rnyme, as .he