Record Number: 13031
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
In Letter XI, "Letters on Daily Life", Elizabeth Missing Sewell reproduces a sonnet by 'Archbishop Trench' opening 'Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident / It is the very place God meant for thee,' with the remark that this poem 'has often been a help to me when I have felt inclined to wish my position other than it is.'
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:19 Feb 1815
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:Great Britain
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:sonnet opening 'Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident'
Genre:Other religious, Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:13031
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:n/a
Title:Letters on Daily Life
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1885
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Page:102-03
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Letters on Daily Life, (London, 1885), p. 102-03, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13031, accessed: 30 September 2024
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