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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01946.28 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster |
| Title | Daniel Webster to Harriette Story Paige discussing the scriptures |
| Date | 27 March 1844 |
| Author | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) |
| Recipient | Paige, Harriette Story |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes a service he attended the previous evening to his sister-in-law. Discusses the form used in the book of Habakkuk, stating that the "passages ... present ... a remarkable instance of the Hebrew form of Poetic composition." Quotes 3 Habakkuk, verses 17 and 18. Suggests Harriette read Bishop Lowth's writings on Hebrew Poetry, which for Webster "opened ... quite a new view of the beauties of the prophetical & practical parts of the Old Testament." Signed and docketed on the back by Paige. |
| Subjects | Religion Judaism Poetry Literature and Language Arts Women's History |
| People | Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Paige, Harriette Story (1806-1863) Lowth, Robert (1710-1787) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Bishop Robert Lowth was noted for writing biographies and publications on language and grammar in the eighteenth century. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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