Ann Eliza Brainerd Smith (07 Oct 1819 – 06 Jan 1909 | St Albans VT – St Albans VT) poet, author, novelist, essayist, memoirist, aka Mrs. J. Gregory Smith, honorary lieutenant colonel in Vermont Militia.

A fear agitates the mind at the present time that another great religious eclipse is impending.

There was no mutual fear, for there was no conflict, and tradition says they all had the gift of

speech. Also we read: “This day will I put the dread of thee, and the fear of thee, upon all the

nations under the whole heaven.” Let him drop for one moment beneath the surface of a quiet

pool, and the minnow starts in fear from the quick splash stronger than he! The last survivor in

the fear and apathy of despair had sunk into the wave. I fear somewhat clumsily. Homage was

rendered through fear and admiration. “It is only the naked who fear the light.” Superstitious

fear hangs like a pall over the entire land, high and low are its passive victims. Seated under the

Bo tree, he received knowledge of the cause of change, and thereby his fear of it was destroyed.

The pyramids shook with fear and wonder. Without fear or prejudice, discover truth in eternal law.

Smith, Mrs. J. Gregory. From Dawn to Sunrise: A Review, Historical and Philosophical, of the Religious Ideas of Mankind. Rouses Point NY: Lovell Printing and Publishing Co., 1876. https://archive.org/search? uery=mrs+j+gregory+smith&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22