The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

A Voice from the Lost

Benjamin, Eastburn. "A Voice from the Lost." New York Saturday Press, January 21, 1860, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

The speaker recounts the tale of her dead child, born out of wedlock, and a lover who is gone. She is left in mourning, wishing only for the relief of death.