The violet bank, the moss-fringed seat </br> Beneath the dr… - Sarah Josepha Hale

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The violet bank, the moss-fringed seat </br> Beneath the drooping tree.

Sarah Josepha Hale

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Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24, 1788 – April 30, 1879) was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War, Godey's Lady's Book. She was the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Hale famously campaigned for the creation of the American holiday known as Thanksgiving, and for the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument.

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Birth Name: Sarah Josepha Buell

Alternative Names: Sarah Josepha Buell Hale • Sarah J. Hale • Sarah Hale

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The violet bank, the moss-fringed seat </br> Beneath the drooping tree. - Sarah Josepha Hale

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