Author:Jones Very

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Jones Very (1813–1880)

sister projects: Wikipedia article. American essayist, poet, and mystic associated with the American Transcendentalism movement.

Jones Very

Works

Poems

• "The Barberry-Bush"
• "The Columbine"
• "The Created"
• "The Grave Yard" (1839)
• "The Hand and Foot" (1839)
• "The Lost"
• "The New Birth"
• "The New World"
• "The Origin of Man"
• "The Prayer"
• "The Presence"
• "The Spheres"
• "The Spirit Land" (1838)
• "The Silent"
• "The Stranger's Gift" (1838)
• "Thy Brother's Blood" (1839)
• "Yourself"

Essays

• "Epic Poetry"
• "Shakspeare"
• "Hamlet"

Works about Very

• "Friendship" (1841) by Ralph Waldo Emerson makes a reference to Very: "I knew a man who under a certain religious frenzy..."

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.