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Historic leaves, volume 2, April, 1903 - January, 1904, Literary men and women of Somerville. (search)
The poems in this volume include rhymed anecdotes, verses suggested by the children, reflections of natural beauty, and thoughts on religious themes. Mrs. Katherine B. W. Libby, who died within a year (March 7, 1902), was born and educated in Chelsea, but lived in Somerville since shortly after her marriage. Mrs. Libby was remMrs. Libby was remarkable for her patriotism, as well as her predilection for poetry. A ‘Daughter of the Revolution,’ a member of this society, and of several social and philanthropic bodies, she bore her part in practical affairs. Her writing, however, was to her of supreme importance: she would drop instantly whatever she might be doing when a e away. Ye bells, thy silver tongues These tidings sweetly tell, And from the wind-harp's throbbing strings Doth joy's glad anthem swell. It is clear that Mrs. Libby had a feeling for metrical language, and also, in her best work, a measure of that essential impulse which makes poetry what it is. A still more recent loss