Phoebe Cary

Phoebe Cary

Birth
Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death 31 Jul 1871 (aged 46)
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Plot Section K, Lot 13769
Memorial ID 7686533 · View Source
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Poet. Her first poem was published in 1838 in a newspaper when she was just 14. She had success in Scribner's Monthly, Galaxy, and Putnam's Monthly. She edited "Hymns for All Christians" (1869), and published two books of poetry, "Poems and Parodies" (1854), and "Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love" (1868). Her inspirational lyrics appeared in many church hymnals, on Sunday School cards, and in household scrapbooks. The well loved, "Nearer Home," was often sung at funerals, including her own. It is better known by its first phrase, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought."

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  • Find A Grave Memorial 7686533
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Phoebe Cary (4 Sep 1824–31 Jul 1871), Find A Grave Memorial no. 7686533, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .