Caroline Norton was an English author known for her works on marriage, women's rights, and child custody. Her writings in the mid-19th century garnered widespread attention and had a profound impact on the feminist movement that followed.
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Source: Stuart of Dunleath: a story of modern times
“I am listening for the voices Which I heard in days of old.”
“Every poet hopes that after-times Shall set some value on his votive lay.”
Source: Poems
Source: The Dream: And Other Poems
“God made all pleasures innocent.”
Source: The Lady of La Garaye
Source: Selected writings of Caroline Norton: facsimile reproductions
“I do not ask for my rights. I have no rights. I have only wrongs.”
“We have been friends together In sunshine and in shade.”
Source: The Undying One: And Other Poems
“Old Time, who changes all below, To wean men gently for the grave.”
Source: The Dream, and Other Poems
“Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed like a new born child?”
“Until I truly loved, I was alone.”
Source: The Lady of La Garaye
“They serve God well, who serve his creatures.”
Source: The Lady of La Garaye
Source: Stuart of Dunleath: a story of the present time