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POEMS:
WITH
A SKETCH
OF THE
Life and Experience
OF
ANNIE R. SMITH.
BY
MRS. REBEKAH SMITH.
MANCHESTER, N. H.
JOHN B. CLARKE, PRINTER.
1871.
PREFACE.
A small volume of poems entitled, "Home Here and Home in Heaven," by
Annie R. Smith, appeared shortly after her death, in 1855. Her numerous
friends wishing some account of her life and last sickness, have from
time to time desired me to prepare such a sketch for publication. I have
also been requested to publish in connection therewith, a collection of
my own poetical efforts. This is the immediate occasion of the appearance
of the present volume, the publication of which, circumstances have
conspired to delay till the present time. It lays no claim to literary
merit, but professes to be only a description in rhyme of some of the
ordinary experiences of life, and the common feelings of the heart. I
have appended some additional pieces written by Annie R. Smith, and some
by Uriah Smith, which I have desired to see published in this form. It is
commended to the charitable consideration of friends, with the hope that
its appearance may prove a gratification and a benefit to some.
Mrs. Rebekah Smith.
West Wilton, N. H.