Isadore Gilbert Jeffery (, Gilbert; June 21, 1840 – February 23, 1919) was an American writer of

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and

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lyric Lyric may refer to: * Lyrics, the words, often in verse form, which are sung, usually to a melody, and constitute the semantic content of a song * Lyric poetry is a form of poetry that expresses a subjective, personal point of view * Lyric, from t ...

s. Though she wrote prolifically for the religious press, she did not publish a book. For years, she was a constant contributor to ''The Advance'' and held a responsible position in the office of that

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weekly.

Biography

Isadore Gilbert was born in

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, June 21, 1840, where her parents lived for a time. Her parents were Samuel H. Gilbert and Cornelia M. (Davey) Gilbert (d. 1878. For many years their home was in Chicago,

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, where her father had extensive business interests. She was of English parentage. Although she wrote since childhood for a large number of papers and periodicals, Jeffery never published a book. Several of her poems were published in ''

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''. In 1878, she married William J. Jeffery, then superintendent of the American District Telegraph and Telephone Service of Chicago. They had no children. About two years after their marriage, he was injured and unable to work for three years. When he finally began to get about on crutches, Mrs. Jeffery accepted the position of stenographer in the office of ''The Advance'', a popular Christian weekly, which she occupied for nearly six years. Isadore Gilbert Jeffery died in Chicago, on February 23, 1919, and was buried at that city's

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Selected works

Lyrics

* "What Sound of Lofty Praise" (Philadelphia, 1868)

Religious poems

* "One by One" * "Anchored" * "Behold he prayeth" * "Blight and bloom" * "Del Gratia" * "God's discipline" * "Harvest Song" * "Heavenly Ministries" * "Hidden paths" * "Higher" * "Incognito" * "In peace" * "Set apart" * "Show me the father" (1883) * "Siste Viator" (1874) * "Sympathy" * "The Old and the New" * "Thy will be done" (1882) * "Unfledged" * "Why?"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffery, Isadore Gilbert 1840 births 1919 deaths 19th-century American poets 19th-century American women writers American women poets American lyricists Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Woman of the Century People from Waukegan, Illinois Burials at Graceland Cemetery (Chicago) American women religious writers Women hymnwriters Christian poets