THE

LADIES' WREATH;

A SELECTION FROM THE

FEMALE POETIC WRITERS

OF

ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

WITH

ORIGINAL NOTICES AND NOTES:

PREPARED ESPECIALLY

FOR YOUNG LADIES.

A Gift-Book for All Seasons.

BY MRS. HALE,

Author of Northwood,' 'Flora's Interpreter,' 'Traits of American Life,' &c.

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BOSTON:

MARSH, CAPEN & LYON.

NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & CO.