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HIS little volume of Poems is printed by consent of the Authoress, first solicited and obtained, for distribution amongst her numerous friends and relatives, as also those of the Compiler; to all of whom it may literally be said, to be, and by whom it is confidently believed it will be received and read with high gratification, and preserved with religious care.

As Mrs. Eaton is quite as well known to most of the recipients of this book as to the writer, any explanation of the circumstances under which the poems were produced, the animus prompting, or intent in writing, is deemed superfluous; in fact, each poem tells its own story, and, together, they clearly evince the high character and noble inner life of the Authoress.