Anne Lynch Botta

thumb|Anne Lynch Botta (circa 1847) Anne Lynch Botta (November 11, 1815 – March 23, 1891) was an American poet, born in Bennington, Vermont. Quotes The planted seed consigned to common earth,Disdains to moulder with the baser clay;But rises up to meet the light of day,Spreads all its leaves, and flowers, and tendrils forth;And, bathed and ripened in the genial ray,Pours out its perfume on the wandering gales,Till in that fragrant breath its life exhales. Aspiration Blindfold I walk this life's bewildering maze;Up flinty steep, through frozen mountain pass,Through thornset barren and through deep morass:But strong in faith I tread the uneven ways,And bare my head unshrinking to the blast,Because my Father's arm is round me cast;And if the way seems rough, I only claspThe hand that leads me with a firmer grasp. Faith External links Category:Sculptors from the United States Category:Educators from the United States Category:People from Vermont Category:1815 births Category:1891 deaths Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Socialites from the United States