Maria Louise Eve | |
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| Born | February 11, 1842 Augusta, Georgia, US |
| Died | April 5, 1900 (aged 58) |
| Resting place | Augusta, Georgia |
| Occupation | author |
| Language | English |
| Genre | poetry, prose |
Maria Louise Eve (February 11, 1842 – April 5, 1900) as a 19th-century American author of poetry and prose. In 1866, she secured a prize of US$100 for a prose essay, and in 1879, a prize of the same amount for the best poem, expressing the gratitude of the South to the North for aid in the yellow fever epidemic. Her "Brier Rose" won the prize for the best poem offered by The Augusta Chronicle in 1889, and her poem, "The Lion and Eagle", a welcome to the England peace deputation, attracted much attention. Her writings were limited in number, but were of excellent quality.[1] Of Eve's poems, the best known are "Conquered at Last," "Woes of Ireland," Unfulfilled," "Filling his Place," "Easter Morning," and "The Lion and the Eagle."[2]
- ^ Southern Historical Association 1895, p. 43.
- ^ Moulton 1889, p. 193.