“Ye say they all have passed away, That noble race and brave; That their light canoes have vanished From off the crested wave; That mid the forests where they roamed There rings no hunter's shout; But their name is on your waters; Ye may not wash it out.” MayLightNamesWaterRaceBraveWaveNobleRingsForestsHuntersPassed Away Book:Lydia Sigourney: Selected Poetry and Prose Source: Lydia Sigourney: Selected Poetry and Prose
“Habits, though in their commencement like the filmy line of the spider, trembling at every breeze, may in the end prove as links of tempered steel, binding a deathless being to eternal felicity or woe.” MayEndsLinesHabitProveEternalLinksSteelWoeBreezeSpidersTremblingBindingFelicityCommencementDeathless Author:Lydia Sigourney
“In early childhood you may lay the foundation of poverty or riches, industry or idleness, good or evil, by the habits to which you train your children. Teach them right habits then, and their future life is safe.” MayChildrenLife IsEvilPovertyTeachChildhoodIndustryHabitSafeOur ChildrenFoundationLaysTrainRichesYour ChildrenIdlenessEarly ChildhoodFuture Life Author:Lydia Sigourney
