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“Heaven's Virginia when the year's at its Spring.”

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Anne Spencer was an American poet born on February 6, 1882, and died on July 27, 1975. Her poetry is known for its deep emotion and delicate portrayal of nature. more

“When the first time of love is over, there comes a something better still. Then comes that other love; that faithful friendship which never changes, and which will accompany you with its calm light through the whole of life. It is only needful to place yourself so that if it may come, and then it comes of itself. And then everything turns and changes itself to the best.”

Ifs Firsts May Stills Whole Light Turns Friendship Love Is First Time Calm Faithful Never Change Something Better Accompany Accompany You

Author:Fredrika Bremer

“Gentle feelings produce profoundly beneficial effects upon stern natures. It is the spring rain which melts the ice-covering of the earth, and causes it to open to the beams of heaven.”

Feelings Earth Heaven Causes Kindness Effects Produce Spring Rain Ice Gentle Beneficial Covering Beam Spring Rain

Book:Hertha

Source: Hertha

“Who has not experienced how, on near acquaintance, plainness becomes beautified, and beauty loses its charm, exactly according to the quality of the heart and mind? And from this cause am I of opinion that the want of outward beauty never disquiets a noble nature or will be regarded as a misfortune. It never can prevent people from being amiable and beloved in the highest degree.”

Source: New Sketches of Every-day Life: A Diary. Together with Strife and Peace

“The human heart is like heaven; the more angels the more room.”

Humans Heart Heaven Rooms Angel Human Heart

Author:Fredrika Bremer

“A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.”

Ifs Light Might Return Burden Noses Settling Weary Trifles

Author:Fredrika Bremer

“If you will learn the seriousness of life, and its beauty also, live for your husband; make him happy.”

Ifs Husband Seriousness Your Husband Wedlock

Author:Fredrika Bremer

“North America is not altogether to blame with regard to her Indians. If the Indian had been more susceptible to higher culture, violence and arms would not have been used against him, as is now the case.”

Ifs Has Beens America Used Culture Cases Violence Arms Higher Regard Blame Indian North America Susceptible

Book:The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America

Source: The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America

“I have not, in general, much belief in the ability of woman as a creative artist. Unwritten lyrics, as [Ralph Waldo] Emerson said once when we conversed on this subject, should be her forte.”

Should Said Artist Belief Ability Creative Subjects Creative Art Unwritten Creative Artists Forte Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo

Author:Fredrika Bremer

“for the first time I tasted this tropical fruit, which people here are so fond of. ... I could have fancied I was biting into soap. I have a notion that we shall not become very good friends, the banana and I.”

People Firsts Food First Time Fruit Notion Very Good Good Friend Soap Bananas Biting Tropical Very Good Friends

Book:America of the Fifties: Letters of Fredrika Bremer

Source: America of the Fifties: Letters of Fredrika Bremer

“People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is.”

People Spiritual Mistake Champagne

Book:America of the Fifties

Source: America of the Fifties

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