Alexander, Mrs. Cecil F. (Humphreys)
- Alexander, Mrs. Cecil F. (Humphreys)
(1818-1895)
dau. of Maj. H., b. in Co. Waterford, m. the Rev. W. Alexander, afterwards Bishop of Derry and Archbishop of Armagh. Her Hymns for Little Children had reached its 69th edition before the close of the century. Some of her hymns, e.g. "There is a Green Hill" and "The Roseate Hues of Early Dawn," are known wherever English is spoken. Her husband has also written several books of poetry, of which the most important is St. Augustine's Holiday and other Poems.
Short biographical dictionary of English literature .
John W. Cousin.
2011.
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