Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford

right|thumb|165px|Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (April 3, 1835 – August 14, 1921) was a notable American writer remembered for her novels, poems and detective stories. Quotes The awful phantom of the hungry poor. A Winter’s Night (sonnet). Ah, happy world, where all things live Creatures of one great law, indeed;Bound by strong roots, the splendid flower,— Swept by great seas, the drifting seed! The Story of the Flower. A place of dream, the Holy Land Hangs midway between earth and heaven. The Holy Land. Beauty vanishes like a vapor, Preach the men of musty morals. Evanescence (1900). He is one of those people to whom you must allow moods,—when their sun shines, dance,—and when their vapors rise, sit in the shadow. The Amber Gods (1863). External links Harriet Prescott Spofford Author:Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford Category:People from Maine Category:Poets from Massachusetts Category:Detective fiction authors Category:Novelists from Massachusetts Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:1921 deaths Category:1835 births