Amelia Opie

Amelia Opie was born Amelia Alderson in Norwich, England on November 12, 1769. She was an only child to physician James Alderson and mother Amelia Briggs Alderson. In her youth, Amelia was energetic, spontaneous, and

Lines Written at Norwich on the First News of Peace

by Amelia Opie (1769–1853)

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W hat means that wild and joyful cry?

Why do yon crowds in mean attire

Throw thus their ragged arms on high?

In want what can such joy inspire?

And why on every face I meet

Now beams a smile, now drops a tear?

Like longloved friends, lo! strangers greet,....

Each to his fellow man seems dear.

In one warm glow of christian love

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Poets Book of Days

November 12

Amelia Opie born, 1769

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

What nineteenth century American poet was sent $170 by his classmates at the United States Military Academy at West Point to fund the publication of his poetry?

Answer

Edgar Allan Poe. He was known at West Point for writing satires, but when the book came out it instead contained some of the first examples of the gothic verse for which he would later become famous.

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