Quotes by Lydia Maria Child


• An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves. • I was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as a lady after she had written a book. • You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an […]

A Boy’s Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving Poems)


Over the river, and through the wood, to Grandfather’s house we go; the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood, to Grandfather’s house away! We would not stop for doll or top, for ’tis Thanksgiving Day. Over the river, and through […]