Project Gutenberg 2018-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 248 Doten, Lizzie 1827 1913 Doten, Elizabeth Poems from the Inner Life Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Poems from the Inner Life" by Lizzie Doten is a collection of spiritual poetry written in the mid-19th century. This work explores themes of inner reflection, spiritual experiences, and communion with the unseen world, reinforcing the tent of Modern Spiritualism that was prevalent during that era. Through her verses, Doten seeks to convey her personal encounters with divine inspiration and the truths gleaned from her connection with higher realms. At the start of this collection, the author introduces herself and her motivations for writing the poems that follow. She reflects on her spiritual journey and the divine influences that have guided her, emphasizing that her poetry emerges from deep personal experiences of sorrow and revelation. The opening poem, "The Prayer of the Sorrowing," encapsulates her plea to God amid anguish, while "The Song of Truth" asserts her belief in an eternal spiritual presence that transcends earthly existence. Throughout the introduction, Doten sets the stage for the rest of her work by delving into the turmoil of human emotion paired with a yearning for higher understanding and connection to the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry -- 19th century Spiritualism -- Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 280873 280741 2025-02-22T13:12:44.070390 2023-09-24T09:59:50.092015 text/html text/html 283709 2021-01-24T15:45:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 232828 2021-01-24T15:45:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 264503 2025-02-22T13:12:54.231380 application/epub+zip 265699 2025-02-22T13:12:46.584383 application/epub+zip 120129 2025-02-22T13:12:45.218391 application/epub+zip 369487 2025-02-22T13:12:57.767300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342438 2025-02-22T13:12:52.323365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201120 2022-08-25T12:56:11.024504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190127 189920 2025-02-22T13:12:42.822358 2023-09-24T09:59:48.467059 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 189970 2018-02-15T16:22:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 70941 2018-02-15T16:22:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19738 2025-02-22T13:12:57.911273 application/rdf+xml 13658 2025-02-22T13:12:45.334351 image/jpeg 2154 2025-02-22T13:12:45.276409 image/jpeg 245828 2025-02-22T13:12:44.095348 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog