Cary, Phoebe

Cary, Phoebe (1824 - 1871)

Index to poems
  1. A Leak in the Dike
  2. A Psalm of Life
  3. I Remember, I Remember
  4. Jacob
  5. Shakesperian Readings
  6. Suppose
  7. The Annoyer
  8. "The Day is Done"
  9. "When Lovely Woman"
Biography

Born on September 4, 1824, at Mount Healthy, close to Cincinnati, Ohio, Phoebe Cary and her older sister Alice co-published poems in 1849 and then Phoebe went on to bring out three volumes of her own:

  • Poems and Parodies (1854)
  • Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love (1868)
  • Hymns for all Christians, edited by Phoebe Cary (1868)

A few months after her sister's death, Phoebe died on July 31, 1871, in Newport, Rhode Island.

Given Name
Phoebe
Family Name
Cary
Birth Date
September 4, 1824
Death Date
July 31, 1871
Nationality
American
Education
Religion
Honours
Occupations
Literary Period
Victorian
Literary Movement
Unknown
Illness
Buried At
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.