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Title	Nests at Washington
Subject	Literary Ohio Ohio Women Poetry Poets
Place	Franklinton (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) North Bend (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio)
Description	Ohio poets John James Piatt and Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt published The Nests at Washington in 1864. Eleven pages of the book are reproduced here, including the humorous selection "My Nightmare." "Hearing the Battle" by Sarah Piatt parodies her husbands poem "The First Fire" which expresses the sentiment that his domestic happiness is increased by the knowledge that nearby men are dying in battle. The book is 150 pages long and measures 4.5 by 6.5 inches (10.8 by 17.8 cm). John James Piatt (1835-1917) was born in Indiana and moved with his family to Franklinton, Ohio when he was six. He lived with his uncle in nearby Columbus, attended grammar classes at Capital University, and worked as a printer's devil at the Ohio State Journal. Piatt developed an interest in poetry and gained the attention of George Prentice, editor of the Louisville Journal. Prentice hired him as his secretary and published his poems in the Journal. Piatt served as a clerk in the department of the treasury starting in 1860. He and his wife Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt made their home in Georgetown, where both continued to write poetry. After the Civil War, Piatt was affiliated with Cincinnati newspapers and served as librarian of the House of Representatives. He also served a consul to Ireland. The Piatts lived in North Bend, Ohio for several years. Many of Piatt's poems had an Ohio theme and he wrote odes for such events as the dedication of Cincinnati Music Hall in 1877 and the centennial of the city of Cleveland. Sarah Piatt was born in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Henry Female College. She published more than 150 poems in the Louisville Journal, including some that played a part in the flirtation between Sarah Morgan Bryan and her future husband John James Piatt. Sarah Piatt published seventeen volumes of poetry. She also contributed to such national journals as Atlantic Monthly, Harpers, and St. Nicholas. She married Piatt in 1861.
Creator	Piatt, John James, 1835-1917 Piatt, Sarah M. B. (Sarah Morgan Bryan), 1836-1919
Date of Original	1864
Collection	John James Piatt Poetry Collection
Source	Published material EL 140 P583.4 Ne
Submitting Institution	Ohio State University Rare Books
Type	Text

Title	Om1063_1055932_155
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Full Text	THE DARK STREET. 0 ¦WEARY feet that fill the nightly air! No hearts I hear, no faces see above-— 1 feel your single yearning, everywhere, Moving the way of Love! Forever crowding weary, one by one Ye pass no more through all the shadowy air; The footsteps cease on thresholds dearly lone— The hearts, the faces there! There all the voices of the heart arise, Unheard along the darkling street before; The faces light their loving lips and ey€ The footsteps are no more 1

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