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Charlotte A. Barnard

  • I cannot sing the old songs / I sung long years ago, / My heart and voice would fail me, / And foolish tears would flow ...

    • Charlotte A. Barnard,
    • "The Old Songs," Fireside Thoughts, Ballads, Etc., Etc., by Claribel ()
  • Flowers produce an effect on me which can only be produced in an equal degree by music.

    • Charlotte A. Barnard,
    • "Flowers," Fireside Thoughts, Ballads, Etc., Etc., by Claribel ()
  • But oh! I miss the voices, that / Were once so glad in spring; / Then ask me not for songs to-night, / I have no heart to sing.

    • Charlotte A. Barnard,
    • "April Days," Fireside Thoughts, Ballads, Etc., Etc., by Claribel ()
  • Bring me ivy, bring me holly, / Let the mistletoe entwine, / Let the scarlet berries sparkle / In this Christmas wreath of mine.

    • Charlotte A. Barnard,
    • "Christmas," Fireside Thoughts, Ballads, Etc., Etc., by Claribel ()
  • What good it does one to have a hearty, uncontrollable fit of laughter.

    • Charlotte A. Barnard,
    • "Fun," Fireside Thoughts, Ballads, Etc., Etc., by Claribel ()
  • Very few worries can stand against the influence of a good long walk ... How many petty annoyances have I thus walked away!

    • Charlotte A. Barnard,
    • "Exercise," Fireside Thoughts, Ballads, Etc., Etc., by Claribel ()

Charlotte A. Barnard, English songwriter

(1830 - 1869)

Full name: Charlotte Alington Barnard. Also known as Claribel.