1769–1853

Introduction

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Born: No­vem­ber 12, 1769, Nor­wich, Nor­folk, Eng­land.

Died: De­cem­ber 2, 1853, Cas­tle Mea­dow, Nor­wich, Nor­folk, Eng­land.

Buried: Quak­er Bu­ri­al Ground, Cha­tham Street, Nor­wich, Nor­folk, Eng­land (al­so known as Gil­den­croft Quak­er Ce­me­te­ry).

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Portrait by John Opie

Biography

Amelia was the daugh­ter of phy­si­cian James Al­der­son and Ame­lia Briggs of Nor­wich, and wife of paint­er John Opie (mar­ried May 1798). Orig­in­al­ly, she was a Uni­ta­ri­an, but in 1814 joined the So­cie­ty of Friends (Quak­ers).

She lived most of the rest of her life in Cas­tle Mea­dow, Nor­wich.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Come Ye Mourn­ers, Plunged in Sor­row
  2. Great God, Let Thy Con­strain­ing Pow­er
  3. Pity, My Lord, My Men­tal Strife
  4. There Seems a Voice in Ev­ery Gale
    • Voice in Ev­ery Gale, A
  5. There’s Not a Leaf With­in the Bow­er
  6. This Is the Place for Solemn Thought
  7. Thoughts of the World, Away
  8. Watch Not o’er These Alone, O Lord
  9. When the Dis­ci­ples Saw the Lord