"Never did poet have a truer companion, a sincerer spiritual
helpmate, than Mr. Bryant in his wife. Refined in taste, and
elevated in thought, she was characterized alike by goodness and
gentleness. Modest in her ways, she lived wholly for him; his
welfare, his happiness, his fame, were the chief objects of her
ambition. To smooth his pathway, to cheer his spirit, to harmonize
every discordant element of life, were purposes for the
accomplishment of which no sacrifice on her part could be too
great."