{"id":974,"date":"2015-11-15T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T16:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/repeatright.com\/engine\/?p=974"},"modified":"2018-10-09T06:08:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T06:08:56","slug":"cary-alice-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repeatright.com\/engine\/cary-alice-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CARY, Alice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFor whatever men say in their blindness,<\/p>\n

and in spite of the follies of youth,<\/p>\n

there\u2019s nothing so kingly as kindness,<\/p>\n

and nothing so royal as truth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Alice Cary<\/strong>, American poet<\/p>\n

\u201cNobility\u201d (1849) The Last Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary<\/em>, ed. Mary Clemmer Ames, New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1873, p. 72; online via Harvard University & Internet Archive, www.archive.org<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1449531588755-96303790-852e094f-cf635381-89e5175e-3375″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0[Poem]:<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue worth is in being<\/em>, not seeming<\/em>, –<\/p>\n

In doing each day that goes by<\/p>\n

Some little good \u2013 not in the dreaming<\/p>\n

Of great things to do by and by.<\/p>\n

For whatever men say in their blindness,<\/p>\n

and in spite of the follies of youth,<\/p>\n

there\u2019s nothing so kingly as kindness,<\/p>\n

and nothing so royal as truth.\u201d (p. 72)<\/p>\n

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Source links<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: The Last Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary<\/em> (1849) Internet Archive: https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/lastpoemsalicea00clemgoog#page\/n84\/mode\/2up<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315829087-ce67c619-0fbc5381-89e5175e-3375″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

\u201cHow many lives we live in one,<\/p>\n

And how much less than one, in all!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Alice Cary<\/strong>, American poet<\/p>\n

\u201cLife\u2019s Mysteries\u201d (1868) in The Herald of Health and Journal of Physical Culture<\/em>, Vol. 12, No. 5; in volume The Herald of Health and Journal of Physical Culture<\/em>, \u201cOld Series \u2013 Vols. 45, 46 & New Series \u2013 Vols. 11,12,\u201d New York, NY: Miller, Wood & Co., 1868, p. 201, column 1; online via University of Michigan & Google Books, books.google.com<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315829475-7c82a017-1e625381-89e5175e-3375″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0[Poem \u2013 First stanza]:<\/p>\n

\u201cRound and round the wheel doth run,<\/p>\n

And now doth rise, and now doth fall;<\/p>\n

How many lives we live in one,<\/p>\n

And how much less than one, in all!\u201d (p. 201)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” title=”Source Link” tab_id=”1453315829682-63e8fade-cf4c5381-89e5175e-3375″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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Source link<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: The Herald of Health and Journal of Physical Culture<\/em> (1868) online via Google Books: https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=EyegAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA201&dq=%22Life%27s+Mysteries%22+%2B+How+many+lives+we+live+in+one<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Resources<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” el_class=”Wrapper-Author-Resources”]Learn more about Alice Cary <\/strong><\/span>| Here are a few good places start –<\/p>\n