Felicia Hemans

Felicia Hemans

September 25, 1793 – May 16, 1835
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Place of Death: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, UK

Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet. Two of her opening lines, The boy stood on the burning deck and The stately homes of England, have acquired classic status.