Alice Cary
Alice Cary (1820–1871) was an American poet. Alice Car(e)y may also refer to: * • Alice Shepard Cary (born 1920), American physician and medical missionary • Alice Dugged Cary (1859–1941), American educator and librarian • Alice Ross Carey (1948–2013), American preservation architect
Also recorded as Alice Patty Lee Cary
Alice Cary

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- Born
- 1820 · Cincinnati.
- Died
- 1871 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · novelist · writer · suffragist
- Fields
- poetry
- Known for
- The Great Doctor · Don’t be sorrowful Darling · Idle · November · The Little House on the Hill · There is hovering about me · To Mother Fairie
- Languages
- English
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Alice Cary (1820–1871) was an American poet. Alice Car(e)y may also refer to: * • Alice Shepard Cary (born 1920), American physician and medical missionary • Alice Dugged Cary (1859–1941), American educator and librarian • Alice Ross Carey (1948–2013), American preservation architect
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The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is poetry. Works named in the authority record are The Great Doctor, Don’t be sorrowful Darling, Idle, November, The Little House on the Hill and There is hovering about me.
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1820
Alice Cary born at Cincinnati.
1871
Alice Cary died at New York City.
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Cincinnati.
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scholarly publication
- Alice Cary (1820-1871), Writers of the American Renaissance, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
- ALICE CARY (1820–1871), Book of Irish American Poetry, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
- Cary, Alice (1820-1871), writer, American National Biography Online, 2000
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2000
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q606543: Alice Cary
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- “Alice Cary”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Alice Cary (1820-1871), Writers of the American Renaissance, 2003Crossref registry
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ALICE CARY (1820–1871), Book of Irish American Poetry, 2021Crossref registry
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Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 7: The Great Doctor, Don’t be sorrowful Darling, Idle, November, The Little House on the Hill, There is hovering about me and To Mother Fairie.
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