Acrostic, Kittery Point, 1809
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"D.H.L.," who was in the infantry at Fort McClary in Kittery Point, made this acrostic for Hannah Lewis in 1809.
The acrostic creates a poem using the first letters of Hannah's name.
It reads:
Heav'n-born graces, from their radient spheres,
Attendent wait, to guard, your rising years,
No chilling frost, to blast the blooming rose,
Nor may pale sickness, the fair scene oppose!
youre
Angelic Seraphs, from ^ thrones above,
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Her life, protect, & all your dee^s approve.
Learning & Sicence, with the Virtues glow,
Enrichd-in worth - may grace, & wisdom flow --
When youth decays, may Virtue brighter shine --
such be your fate, & every thought Sublime --
Other Information
- Title: Acrostic, Kittery Point, 1809
- Creator: L., D. H.
- Creation Date: 1804-11-10
- Subject Date: 1804-11-10
- Town: Kittery
- County: York
- State: ME
- Media: Watercolor on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 23 x 17
- Local Code: A73-63-1
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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Lewis, Hannah--Associated objects
Acrostics
Literary recreations
Decorative arts
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