Henry Timrod
Henry Timrod was an American poet, often called the poet laureate of the Confederacy.
Timrod was born on December 8, 1829, in Charleston, South Carolina, to a family of German descent. His grandfather Heinrich Dimroth emigrated to the United States in 1765 and anglicized his name. His father, William Henry Timrod, was an officer in the Seminole Wars and a poet himself. In fact, he composed the following poem on the subject of his eldest son, Henry Harry, my little blueeyed boy, I love to have thee playing near Theres music in thy shouts of joy, To a fond fathers ear. I love to see the lines of mirth Mantle thy cheeks and forehead fair, As if all the pleasures of the earth Had met to revel there. For gazing on thee do I sigh That those most happy years must flee And thy full share of misery Must fall in life on thee. The elder Timrod died from tuberculosis on July 28, 1838, in Charleston, at the age of 44, leaving behind his wife ofyears, Thyrza Prince Timrod, and their four children, the eldest of which was Adaline Rebecca,years Henry was nine. A few years l
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