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Mary Dow Brine (1838-1925) [1] was an American poet, novelist, and lyricist. Her best-known poem is "Somebody's Mother," and her most noteworthy book was "My Boy and I or On the Road to Slumberland," an elegant book illustrated by Dora Wheeler and produced as part of a brief foray into publishing by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
"Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books;" Poems of Sentiment and Reflection: 1798 The Complaint of a Forsaken Indian Woman 1798 "Before I see another day," Poems founded on the Affections. 1798 The Last of the Flock 1798 "In distant countries have I been," Poems founded on the Affections. 1798 The Idiot Boy: 1798
The book is told from the standpoint of a poor household pet, a dog self-described by the first sentence of the story: "My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable.
One special way to show your appreciation for your mom is with a heartfelt Mother's Day poem, like the 25 below. Some are from famous poets, like Edgar Allan Poe , while others are lesser-known.
The original English nursery rhymes that correspond to the numbered poems in Mots d'Heures: Gousses, Rames are as follows: [3] Humpty Dumpty; Old King Cole; Hey Diddle Diddle; Old Mother Hubbard; There Was a Little Man and He Had a Little Gun; Hickory Dickory Dock; Jack Sprat; Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater; There Was a Crooked Man; Little Miss ...
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Cowper, then 58 years old, received a picture of his mother in 1790, given to him by his cousin Ann Bodham. In response to her giving him the gift, he said, "Every creature who bears any affinity to my mother, is dear to me. I love you, therefore, and love you so much, both for her sake and your own".
The complete blurb of the book reads: "This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it's about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen-year-old." [3]