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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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December 14, 2011
She sprang afraid, like a trembling maid
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While shopping in New York, the Wisconsin-born poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox saw an opal for the first time. A friend suggested she write a poe...
October 30, 2011
Death of Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox died of cancer on October 30, 1919. She was just a few days shy of her 69th birthday. Born in Wisconsin , she is today ...
February 21, 2011
Wilcox: Weep, and you weep alone
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On February 21, 1883, the New York Sun published the poem "Solitude." Its author, Ella Wheeler (later Mrs. Wilcox ) received $5 ...
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November 5, 2010
Wilcox: Laugh, and the world laughs with you
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Born in Johnstown Center, Wisconsin on November 5, 1850, Ella Wheeler started writing poetry and sketches as a teenager. She started publis...
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