Ann Eliza Bleecker

thumb|180px|right|Tell me thou all pervading mind, When I this life forsake, Must ev'ry tender tie unbind, Each sweet connection break? Ann Eliza Bleecker (October 1752 – November 23, 1783) was an American poet and correspondent who experienced the American Revolution first-hand and recorded it. Quotes Lines to Grief Full text at Wikisource Come Grief, and sing a solemn dirge Beneath this midnight shade; From central darkness now emerge,And tread the lonely glade. Though such the darkness of my soul, Not such the calmness there; But waves of guilt tumultuous roll'Midst billows of despair. A Complaint Full text at Wikisource Tell me thou all pervading mind, When I this life forsake, Must ev'ry tender tie unbind,Each sweet connection break? How shall I leave thee, oh! my love, And blooming progeny? If I without thee mount above,'Twill be no heav'n to me. There give thy griefs full vent to flow O'er the unconscious dead, With no spectator to thy woeBut my attendant shade. External links Women's Early American Historical Narratives from Google Books giving an excerpt from Bleeker's Maria Kittle novel. Ann Elizabeth Bleecker page at Words of Women - site contains several poems by Bleecker which all are in the Public Domain. Category:Poets from the United States Category:Novelists from the United States Category:1752 births Category:1783 deaths Category:People from New York (state)