Poems

Lucy Hamilton Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 20th January 1835 to a wealthy family.

Much of her early life remains unaccounted for except that at school she contributed verses to Godey''s Lady''s Book.

In 1854, she married Robert E. Hooper, a native of Philadelphia, and they resided there for several years.

Soon after her marriage, a commercial crisis ruined her husband''s busine...