Project Gutenberg 2009-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 222 Cook, Eliza 1818 1889 Humphrey, Lizbeth Bullock 1841 Humphrey, L. B. (Lizbeth Bullock) Humphrey, Elizabeth Bullock Humphrey, Lizzie Bullock Humphrey, Miss L. B. 25004894 The Old Arm-Chair Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Old Arm-Chair" by Eliza Cook is a heartfelt poem likely written during the late 19th century. This work falls into the category of poetry and explores themes of nostalgia, love, and the deep emotional connection to cherished memories. The poem encapsulates the author's reflections on an old armchair, emblematic of maternal affection and the passage of time. In the poem, the speaker expresses profound love for an old armchair that holds sentimental value, primarily because it was where their mother sat, taught them essential life lessons, and ultimately passed away. The imagery highlights the bond between the speaker and their mother, depicting moments of childhood joy, religious guidance, and the inevitable sorrow of loss. As the speaker reminisces, they articulate both the comfort and pain associated with this piece of furniture, ultimately underscoring the enduring impact of maternal love and the memories associated with it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 34509 2025-06-12T10:00:14.399303 text/html 29625 2009-11-06T08:08:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1402901 2009-11-06T08:08:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1497560 2025-06-12T10:00:18.790316 application/epub+zip 1496230 2025-06-12T10:00:16.266283 application/epub+zip 74277 2025-06-12T10:00:15.058256 application/epub+zip 1573559 2025-06-12T10:00:20.601219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1569932 2025-06-12T10:00:18.052306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128359 2022-09-13T16:56:02.620326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 23612 2025-06-12T10:00:14.035230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23512 2009-11-06T08:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8127 2009-11-06T08:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18584 2025-06-12T10:00:20.754267 application/rdf+xml 11964 2025-06-12T10:00:15.613227 image/jpeg 3279 2025-06-12T10:00:15.327284 image/jpeg 1467588 2025-06-12T10:00:14.457325 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 en.wikipedia