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Temperance: Seventeen poems on the dangers of drink from Godey's Lady's Book
Godey's Lady's Book was one of the most popular magazines in nineteenth century America, reaching every state and territory. Its poetry, authored by amateurs and professionals alike, allows us to share in the emotional and intellectual experiences of these Americans in a unique way.
This volume contains seventeen poems on the dangers of alcohol that were published in Godey’s between 1834 and 1876. Unlike some of the other volumes in this series (Love, Mourning, Rain, etc.) the poems in this volume were chosen for their historical rather than poetic value. As such, the volume will most likely appeal primarily to historians and students of nineteenth century America or the Temperance movement.
Of the eleven poets represented in this collection only three names are likely to be familiar: Elizabeth Ellet, Hannah Flagg Gould, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Four others, William Alexander, Clara Augusta [Jones], Sally Jerusha, and Mrs. Ellen M. Mitchell were frequent contributors to Godey’s, and at least Jones and Mitchell published elsewhere as well. One poet in particular, Willie Edgar Pabor, is heavily represented in this collection. One of his most interesting contributions is the “The Temperance Battle” in which he speaks directly to Civil War soldiers on the dangers of alcohol, and compares the “battle within” to the battles being fought on the battle field. Many lives had been lost, he writes, due to the judgment of their leaders being impaired by drink.
These poems speak to the struggles Americans experienced with alcohol a century and a half ago. They also speak to those same struggles today.
The Godey’s Poetry series is made up of 18 volumes based on a variety of themes. In addition to this volume, you might be interested in:
Awakening: Fifteen poems of Spring and Summer
Retreat: Fourteen Autumn and Winter poems
Nightfall to Dawn: Twenty One poems
To the Rain: Twenty Two poems
To the Sea: Thirty One poems
Love: Thirty Four poems
Love’s Endings: Thirty Two poems
Of Thoughts Sublime: Thirty Eight Sonnets
In the Time of Mourning: Thirty Three poems of Grief and Loss
Death and Remembrance: Thirty Four poems
Alone and Weary: Twenty Five poems of Sadness and Hope
Indians’ Lament: Twenty Two poems on Native Americans
Unfurl the Banner, Strew the Flowers: Twelve poems of the Civil War and its Aftermath
America: Thirty Six poems of the New Nation
1828-1831: An Album. Thirty Four poems
Life: Thirty Three casual poems and light verse
Honoring the Muse: Twenty One poems on Poetry and Poets
A final volume focuses on the poetry in Hale’s Boston-based Ladies’ Magazine. “Cherishing the Sacred Fire” presents 100 poems from the Ladies’ Magazine (1828-1836), about 45 of which are included in various collections above. This volume has in-depth Introduction that looks at Hale as an editor and her philosophies on poetry.
This volume contains seventeen poems on the dangers of alcohol that were published in Godey’s between 1834 and 1876. Unlike some of the other volumes in this series (Love, Mourning, Rain, etc.) the poems in this volume were chosen for their historical rather than poetic value. As such, the volume will most likely appeal primarily to historians and students of nineteenth century America or the Temperance movement.
Of the eleven poets represented in this collection only three names are likely to be familiar: Elizabeth Ellet, Hannah Flagg Gould, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Four others, William Alexander, Clara Augusta [Jones], Sally Jerusha, and Mrs. Ellen M. Mitchell were frequent contributors to Godey’s, and at least Jones and Mitchell published elsewhere as well. One poet in particular, Willie Edgar Pabor, is heavily represented in this collection. One of his most interesting contributions is the “The Temperance Battle” in which he speaks directly to Civil War soldiers on the dangers of alcohol, and compares the “battle within” to the battles being fought on the battle field. Many lives had been lost, he writes, due to the judgment of their leaders being impaired by drink.
These poems speak to the struggles Americans experienced with alcohol a century and a half ago. They also speak to those same struggles today.
The Godey’s Poetry series is made up of 18 volumes based on a variety of themes. In addition to this volume, you might be interested in:
Awakening: Fifteen poems of Spring and Summer
Retreat: Fourteen Autumn and Winter poems
Nightfall to Dawn: Twenty One poems
To the Rain: Twenty Two poems
To the Sea: Thirty One poems
Love: Thirty Four poems
Love’s Endings: Thirty Two poems
Of Thoughts Sublime: Thirty Eight Sonnets
In the Time of Mourning: Thirty Three poems of Grief and Loss
Death and Remembrance: Thirty Four poems
Alone and Weary: Twenty Five poems of Sadness and Hope
Indians’ Lament: Twenty Two poems on Native Americans
Unfurl the Banner, Strew the Flowers: Twelve poems of the Civil War and its Aftermath
America: Thirty Six poems of the New Nation
1828-1831: An Album. Thirty Four poems
Life: Thirty Three casual poems and light verse
Honoring the Muse: Twenty One poems on Poetry and Poets
A final volume focuses on the poetry in Hale’s Boston-based Ladies’ Magazine. “Cherishing the Sacred Fire” presents 100 poems from the Ladies’ Magazine (1828-1836), about 45 of which are included in various collections above. This volume has in-depth Introduction that looks at Hale as an editor and her philosophies on poetry.
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First published January 4, 2014
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