While CFA
's husband
was rector of the parish of Termonamongan, from 1850-1855, she carried out ministrations of condolence, counsel, [and] charitable help.
qtd. in
Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Preface”. Poems, edited by William, 1824 - 1911 Alexander, Macmillan, 1896, p. v - xxix.
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Wallace, Valerie. Mrs. Alexander: A Life of the Hymn-Writer, Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895. Lilliput, 1995.