Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
May, by Rebecca Hey

The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
[...]

https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
> May, by Rebecca Hey

> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
> [...]

> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

Thanks G.D

I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

************************************************************************

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

Biography
Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

Selected Works
The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

***********************************************************************

On 2022-05-16 4:22 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>> May, by Rebecca Hey
>
>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>> [...]
>
>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>
> Thanks G.D
>
> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>
> ************************************************************************
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>
> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an
> English botanical artist and poet.
>
> Biography
> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April
> 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther
> Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an
> apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General
> Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds
> School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300
> Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>
>
> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an
> encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and
> was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist
> William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London
> Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J.
> E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the
> descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey
> religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical
> information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to
> “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its
> appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The
> book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>
> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own
> paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published
> anonymously.[9]
>
> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on
> religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>
> Selected Works
> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
> Longman, 1833)[11]
>
> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown,
> Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>
> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue,
> 1841)[13]
>
> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>
> ***********************************************************************

Thanks, Zod. This is new: Rebecca Hey finally has an article on
Wikipedia. I can see from the history that it went up in Nov. '21, 2
years after mine, but it already has information that mine doesn't.
That's to be expected -- there are 6 different Wikiproject groups
collaborating on that article, vs one person working on mine -- and
reading it can only improve mine, since all their info is licensed for
use.

It's good to see Hey get that level of recognition. Many more people
will find out about her there than via PPP, and some of them at least
will search for her poems and find her calendar of sonnets on PPB.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2022-05-16 4:22 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>> May, by Rebecca Hey
>>
>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>> [...]
>>
>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>>
>> Thanks G.D
>>
>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>>
>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an
>> English botanical artist and poet.
>>
>> Biography
>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April
>> 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther
>> Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an
>> apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General
>> Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds
>> School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300
>> Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>>
>>
>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an
>> encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and
>> was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist
>> William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London
>> Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J.
>> E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the
>> descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey
>> religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical
>> information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to
>> “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its
>> appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The
>> book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>>
>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own
>> paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published
>> anonymously.[9]
>>
>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on
>> religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>>
>> Selected Works
>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
>> Longman, 1833)[11]
>>
>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown,
>> Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>>
>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue,
>> 1841)[13]
>>
>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>>
>> ***********************************************************************

> Thanks, Zod. This is new: Rebecca Hey finally has an article on
> Wikipedia. I can see from the history that it went up in Nov. '21, 2
> years after mine, but it already has information that mine doesn't.
> That's to be expected -- there are 6 different Wikiproject groups
> collaborating on that article, vs one person working on mine -- and
> reading it can only improve mine, since all their info is licensed for
> use.

> It's good to see Hey get that level of recognition. Many more people
> will find out about her there than via PPP, and some of them at least
> will search for her poems and find her calendar of sonnets on PPB.

Cool... cool....

Will Dockery wrote:

> On Monday, May 16, 2022 at 4:25:15 PM UTC-4, Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>> >
>> > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>> > May, by Rebecca Hey
>>
>> > The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>> > And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>> > We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>> > The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>> > Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>> > [...]
>>
>> > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>> Thanks G.D
>>
>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>>
>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.
>>
>> Biography
>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>>
>>
>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>>
>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]
>>
>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>>
>> Selected Works
>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]
>>
>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>>
>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]
>>
>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>>
>> ***********************************************************************

> Interesting to read the background of this poet.

Quite so...

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>> May, by Rebecca Hey

>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>> [...]

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

> Thanks G.D

> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

> ************************************************************************

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

> Biography
> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

> Selected Works
> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

> ***********************************************************************

Good find, Zod.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2022-05-16 4:22 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>> May, by Rebecca Hey
>>
>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>> [...]
>>
>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>>
>> Thanks G.D
>>
>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>>
>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an
>> English botanical artist and poet.
>>
>> Biography
>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April
>> 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther
>> Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an
>> apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General
>> Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds
>> School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300
>> Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>>
>>
>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an
>> encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and
>> was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist
>> William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London
>> Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J.
>> E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the
>> descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey
>> religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical
>> information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to
>> “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its
>> appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The
>> book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>>
>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own
>> paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published
>> anonymously.[9]
>>
>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on
>> religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>>
>> Selected Works
>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
>> Longman, 1833)[11]
>>
>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown,
>> Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>>
>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue,
>> 1841)[13]
>>
>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>>
>> ***********************************************************************

> Thanks, Zod. This is new: Rebecca Hey finally has an article on
> Wikipedia. I can see from the history that it went up in Nov. '21, 2
> years after mine, but it already has information that mine doesn't.
> That's to be expected -- there are 6 different Wikiproject groups
> collaborating on that article, vs one person working on mine -- and
> reading it can only improve mine, since all their info is licensed for
> use.

> It's good to see Hey get that level of recognition. Many more people
> will find out about her there than via PPP, and some of them at least
> will search for her poems and find her calendar of sonnets on PPB.

Glad she's finally finding a larger audience.

Will Dockery wrote:

> General-Zod wrote:

>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>> May, by Rebecca Hey

>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>> [...]

>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

>> Thanks G.D

>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

>> ************************************************************************

>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

>> Biography
>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

>> Selected Works
>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

>> ***********************************************************************

> Good find, Zod.

Cool, cool.....

General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:

>> General-Zod wrote:

>>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>>> May, by Rebecca Hey

>>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>>> [...]

>>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

>>> Thanks G.D

>>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

>>> ************************************************************************

>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

>>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

>>> Biography
>>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

>>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

>>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

>>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

>>> Selected Works
>>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

>>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

>>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

>>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

>>> ***********************************************************************

>> Good find, Zod.

> Cool, cool.....

Good afternoon, my friend, and again, agreed.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2022-05-16 4:22 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>> May, by Rebecca Hey
>>
>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>> [...]
>>
>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>>
>> Thanks G.D
>>
>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>>
>> ************************************************************************
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>>
>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an
>> English botanical artist and poet.
>>
>> Biography
>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April
>> 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther
>> Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an
>> apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General
>> Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds
>> School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300
>> Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>>
>>
>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an
>> encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and
>> was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist
>> William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London
>> Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J.
>> E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the
>> descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey
>> religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical
>> information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to
>> “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its
>> appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The
>> book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>>
>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own
>> paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published
>> anonymously.[9]
>>
>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on
>> religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>>
>> Selected Works
>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
>> Longman, 1833)[11]
>>
>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown,
>> Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>>
>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue,
>> 1841)[13]
>>
>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>>
>> ***********************************************************************

> Thanks, Zod. This is new: Rebecca Hey finally has an article on
> Wikipedia. I can see from the history that it went up in Nov. '21, 2
> years after mine, but it already has information that mine doesn't.
> That's to be expected -- there are 6 different Wikiproject groups
> collaborating on that article, vs one person working on mine -- and
> reading it can only improve mine, since all their info is licensed for
> use.

> It's good to see Hey get that level of recognition. Many more people
> will find out about her there than via PPP, and some of them at least
> will search for her poems and find her calendar of sonnets on PPB.

Mrs. Hey is quite deserving of being better known....

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:

>> On 2022-05-16 4:22 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>>> May, by Rebecca Hey
>>>
>>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>>>
>>> Thanks G.D
>>>
>>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>>>
>>> ************************************************************************
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>>>
>>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an
>>> English botanical artist and poet.
>>>
>>> Biography
>>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April
>>> 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther
>>> Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an
>>> apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General
>>> Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds
>>> School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300
>>> Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>>>
>>>
>>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an
>>> encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and
>>> was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist
>>> William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London
>>> Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J.
>>> E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the
>>> descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey
>>> religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical
>>> information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to
>>> “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its
>>> appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The
>>> book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>>>
>>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own
>>> paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published
>>> anonymously.[9]
>>>
>>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on
>>> religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>>>
>>> Selected Works
>>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
>>> Longman, 1833)[11]
>>>
>>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown,
>>> Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>>>
>>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue,
>>> 1841)[13]
>>>
>>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>>>
>>> ***********************************************************************

>> Thanks, Zod. This is new: Rebecca Hey finally has an article on
>> Wikipedia. I can see from the history that it went up in Nov. '21, 2
>> years after mine, but it already has information that mine doesn't.
>> That's to be expected -- there are 6 different Wikiproject groups
>> collaborating on that article, vs one person working on mine -- and
>> reading it can only improve mine, since all their info is licensed for
>> use.

>> It's good to see Hey get that level of recognition. Many more people
>> will find out about her there than via PPP, and some of them at least
>> will search for her poems and find her calendar of sonnets on PPB.

> Mrs. Hey is quite deserving of being better known....

Looks like she's getting there.

Will Dockery wrote:

> General-Zod wrote:

>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>> May, by Rebecca Hey

>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>> [...]

>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

>> Thanks G.D

>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

>> ************************************************************************

>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

>> Biography
>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

>> Selected Works
>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

>> ***********************************************************************

> Good find, Zod.

Thank G.D. for starting the Hey revival...!

Will Dockery wrote:

> General-Zod wrote:

>> George J. Dance wrote:

>>> On 2022-05-16 4:22 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>>>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>>>> May, by Rebecca Hey
>>>>
>>>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>>>>
>>>> Thanks G.D
>>>>
>>>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>>>>
>>>> ************************************************************************
>>>>
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>>>>
>>>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an
>>>> English botanical artist and poet.
>>>>
>>>> Biography
>>>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April
>>>> 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther
>>>> Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an
>>>> apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General
>>>> Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds
>>>> School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300
>>>> Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>>>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an
>>>> encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and
>>>> was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist
>>>> William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London
>>>> Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J.
>>>> E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the
>>>> descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey
>>>> religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical
>>>> information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to
>>>> “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its
>>>> appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The
>>>> book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>>>>
>>>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own
>>>> paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published
>>>> anonymously.[9]
>>>>
>>>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on
>>>> religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>>>>
>>>> Selected Works
>>>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
>>>> Longman, 1833)[11]
>>>>
>>>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown,
>>>> Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>>>>
>>>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue,
>>>> 1841)[13]
>>>>
>>>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>>>>
>>>> ***********************************************************************

>>> Thanks, Zod. This is new: Rebecca Hey finally has an article on
>>> Wikipedia. I can see from the history that it went up in Nov. '21, 2
>>> years after mine, but it already has information that mine doesn't.
>>> That's to be expected -- there are 6 different Wikiproject groups
>>> collaborating on that article, vs one person working on mine -- and
>>> reading it can only improve mine, since all their info is licensed for
>>> use.

>>> It's good to see Hey get that level of recognition. Many more people
>>> will find out about her there than via PPP, and some of them at least
>>> will search for her poems and find her calendar of sonnets on PPB.

>> Mrs. Hey is quite deserving of being better known....

> Looks like she's getting there.

Thanks to George D.....

Will Dockery wrote:

> General-Zod wrote:

>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>> May, by Rebecca Hey

>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>> [...]

>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

>> Thanks G.D

>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

>> ************************************************************************

>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

>> Biography
>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

>> Selected Works
>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

>> ***********************************************************************

> Good find, Zod.

I thank....

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:

>> On 2022-05-16 4:22 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>>> May, by Rebecca Hey
>>>
>>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html
>>>
>>> Thanks G.D
>>>
>>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....
>>>
>>> ************************************************************************
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey
>>>
>>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an
>>> English botanical artist and poet.
>>>
>>> Biography
>>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April
>>> 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther
>>> Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an
>>> apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General
>>> Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds
>>> School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300
>>> Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]
>>>
>>>
>>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an
>>> encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and
>>> was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist
>>> William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London
>>> Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J.
>>> E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the
>>> descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey
>>> religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical
>>> information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to
>>> “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its
>>> appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The
>>> book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]
>>>
>>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own
>>> paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published
>>> anonymously.[9]
>>>
>>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on
>>> religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India
>>>
>>> Selected Works
>>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green &
>>> Longman, 1833)[11]
>>>
>>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown,
>>> Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]
>>>
>>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue,
>>> 1841)[13]
>>>
>>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)
>>>
>>> ***********************************************************************

>> Thanks, Zod. This is new: Rebecca Hey finally has an article on
>> Wikipedia. I can see from the history that it went up in Nov. '21, 2
>> years after mine, but it already has information that mine doesn't.
>> That's to be expected -- there are 6 different Wikiproject groups
>> collaborating on that article, vs one person working on mine -- and
>> reading it can only improve mine, since all their info is licensed for
>> use.

>> It's good to see Hey get that level of recognition. Many more people
>> will find out about her there than via PPP, and some of them at least
>> will search for her poems and find her calendar of sonnets on PPB.

> Mrs. Hey is quite deserving of being better known....

Slowly but surely.

General-Zod wrote:
> Will Dockery wrote:

>> General-Zod wrote:

>>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>>> May, by Rebecca Hey

>>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>>> [...]

>>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

>>> Thanks G.D

>>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

>>> ************************************************************************

>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

>>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

>>> Biography
>>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

>>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

>>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

>>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

>>> Selected Works
>>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

>>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

>>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

>>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

>>> ***********************************************************************

>> Good find, Zod.

> Thank G.D. for starting the Hey revival...!

She deserves it.

General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:

>> General-Zod wrote:

>>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog
>>>> May, by Rebecca Hey

>>>> The clouds "have wept their fill" the whole night long,
>>>> And what a change is wrought! But yesterday,
>>>> We look'd around, and scarce could deem that May,
>>>> The poet's theme,— the month of flowers and song,—
>>>> Could do her own sweet lineaments such wrong
>>>> [...]

>>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2022/05/may-rebecca-hey.html

>>> Thanks G.D

>>> I am a major fan of Rebecca Hey....

>>> ************************************************************************

>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Hey

>>> Rebecca Hey (née Roberts), also known as Mrs Hey, (1797–1859) was an English botanical artist and poet.

>>> Biography
>>> Rebecca Hey was born in Leeds and baptised at St. Peter on 21 April 1797. She was the third daughter of merchant Thomas Roberts and Esther Lucy.[1] She married William Hey III (1796-1875) in 1821.[2] He was an apothecary-surgeon, who became principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary in 1830, and with other medical practitioners set up the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831.[3] William Hey was one of the original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843.[4]

>>> Plate from Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods by Rebecca Hey (1837)
>>> Rebecca Hey's first book was called The Moral of Flowers, which was an encyclopaedia of English flowers. Each article was written by her and was preceded by a colour engraving of a painting of the flower by artist William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society.[5] In the preface Hey credits the authors Sir J. E. Smith and Mr Drummond for the botanical information included in the descriptions.[6] Moral of Flowers focuses on flower poems that convey religious and moral messages, with a modest amount of botanical information including flowers' scientific names. Hey’s purpose is to “draw such a moral from each flower that is introduced as its appearance, habits, or properties might be supposed to suggest".[7] The book was popular and was reprinted in 1835 and 1849.[8]

>>> Hey's next book was an encyclopaedia of trees, this time using her own paintings as well as her poems. Her works were originally published anonymously.[9]

>>> Her final publication Holy Places, and Other Poems focused more on religion and the proceeds from the book went to Special Missions in India

>>> Selected Works
>>> The Moral of Flowers (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833)[11]

>>> Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the Woods (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1837)[12]

>>> Recollections of the Lakes, and Other Poems (London: Tilt & Bogue, 1841)[13]

>>> Holy Places, and Other Poems (London: J. Hatchard, 1859)

>>> ***********************************************************************

>> Good find, Zod.

> Cool, cool.....

Good morning, my friend.