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  • Sedgwick wrote a biographical sketch which was included with Davidson's Poetical Remains, and Desbordes-Valmore wrote an ode to her.
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    Lucretia Maria Davidson

    American poet (–)

    Lucretia Maria Davidson

    Born()September 27,
    Plattsburgh, New York
    DiedAugust 27, () (aged&#;16)
    Plattsburgh, New York
    OccupationPoet

    Lucretia Maria Davidson (September 27, – August 27, ) was an American poet of the early 19th century.

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    She was born in Plattsburgh, New York, on September 27, Her father, Oliver Davidson, was a physician, and her mother, Margaret Miller, was an author. She was sent at the age of four to Plattsburgh Academy, where she learned to read, and wrote Roman letters in the sand. Soon afterward her mother observed that her writing paper was disappearing strangely, and finally discovered a pile of little blank books, containing artfully sketched pictures, with descriptions in poetry, all printed in Roman letters, turned and twisted in a curious fashion. The child was so mortified at the discovery of what she had been doing that she burned all her work.[1]

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    Biography of Lucretia Maria Davidson

    Lucretia Maria Davidson was born on September 27, in Plattsburgh, New York to Dr. Oliver, a physician, and Margaret Davidson (nee Miller), an author. The Davidsons were plagued by chronic illness; Margaret spent most of Lucretia’s lifetime ill. A brief biography of Davidson survives in Poetical Remains of the Late Lucretia Maria Davidson (), a book of Davidson’s poems that were collected posthumously by her mother. Within it, Margaret describes Davidson’s frail health due to a bout of typhus fever at eighteen months old. Her proclivity for illness continued until her death.

    Her inclination towards writing was discovered due to Margaret’s inability to find a sheet of paper; Davidson admitted to using it. When asked what for, as Davidson was never taught to write, the girl burst into tears and refrained from explaining. Still, paper continued to vanish, and Davidson was often seen with ink and pens. Her secret was kept un

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    POETICAL REMAINS OF THE LATE LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON, COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY HER MOTHER: WITH A BIOGRAPHY, BY MISS SEDGWICK

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