I lived from 1795-1873. I was from Scotland, and am in the English category.
Janet Hamilton was born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1795. She was the daughter of a shoemaker. Hamilton spent most of her life at Langloan which is now a part of Coatbridgeand. Before the birth of her third child she wrote less than twenty poems which were all oral and dictated to an amanuensis, which were all mainly on religious subjects, she elected to resume writing poetry only in 1854.
A fountain has been erected to her memory near the cottage
in which she lived. She died in 1873.
biblio:
arts.gla.ac.uk
1911encyclopedia.org
alexanderstreet2.com
A fountain has been erected to her memory near the cottage
in which she lived. She died in 1873.
biblio:
arts.gla.ac.uk
1911encyclopedia.org
alexanderstreet2.com
Popular poetry
- Dear child! a faithful mother's love
For thee will toil, and watch, and pray;36 lines - What woe is thine, pale mother?--say
What grief devours thy heart? For aye50 lines - Frien' Tammie, I thocht that I coudna dae better
Than rhyme a bit scrift in reply to yer letter,25 lines - A King has sought at midnight hour
The sorceress in her cell,48 lines
