Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 Mower, Sarah S. The Snow-Drop A Holiday Gift E-text prepared by Amy Petri and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders from images provided by Internet Archive Children's Library and University of Florida "The Snow-Drop" by Sarah S. Mower is a poetry collection first published in the early 19th century. This heartfelt work reflects on themes of nature, resilience, and spirituality, often weaving moral and religious sentiments throughout the verses. The collection seems to serve both as a personal expression of the author's own experiences and as universal reflections on suffering, hope, and the beauty of modesty, with the titular flower, the snow-drop, symbolizing perseverance in adversity. The opening of "The Snow-Drop" introduces the author's struggles, having faced disease and isolation from a young age. Despite these challenges, Mower found solace in nature and inspiration to write, as revealed in her reflective preface. The initial poem celebrates the snow-drop flower, emphasizing its unassuming beauty and ability to bloom amid harsh conditions, drawing parallels to friends who uplift those in sorrow. Additionally, the author shares intimate memories from her childhood, sowing seeds of nostalgia and personal connection, thus setting the tone for the themes of the collection. Overall, this opening portion invites readers into Mower’s tender world, suggesting further explorations of both individual and collective human experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry PS Text Category: Poetry 447229 2025-10-05T07:43:31.319817 text/html 235058 2024-10-28T18:41:53 text/html 142933 2025-10-05T07:43:42.877764 application/epub+zip 148692 2025-10-05T07:43:34.330759 application/epub+zip 148693 2025-10-05T07:43:32.403682 application/epub+zip 375252 2025-10-05T07:43:48.043737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256753 2025-10-05T07:43:41.612707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229512 2022-09-05T13:17:51.606010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144159 2025-10-05T07:43:27.073717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124325 2024-10-28T18:41:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15396 2025-10-05T07:43:49.416733 application/rdf+xml 11842 2025-10-05T07:43:33.106848 image/jpeg 3312 2025-10-05T07:43:32.808788 image/jpeg 135454 2025-10-05T07:43:31.336688 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog