" Lorena " is an American antebellum song with Ohio origins. The lyrics were written in 1856 by Rev. Henry D. L. Webster, after a broken engagement. He wrote a long poem about his fiancée Ella Blocksom, but changed her name at first to "Bertha" and later to "Lorena", perhaps an adaptation of "Lenore" from Edgar Allan Poe 's poem " The Raven." Henry Webster's friend Joseph Philbrick Webster ...
It matters little now, Lorena, The past is in the eternal Past; Our heads will soon lie low, Lorena, Life's tide is ebbing out so fast. There is a Future!
Lorena Written in 1856 and published in 1857, "Lorena" sets Rev. Henry D. L. Webster's heartbreaking, true text to the music of Joseph P. Webster (no relation). The song became an important song for both Union and Confederate soldiers who missed their loved ones while at war.
Two storms -- Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena -- are developing in the Pacific Ocean and may cause flash flooding, rip currents and high surf conditions in the United States. Tropical Storm Lorena, which is forecast to move into northwestern Mexico in the coming days, was a hurricane and has since weakened.
Tropical Storm Lorena is bringing the possibility of life-threatening conditions to parts of Mexico.
Maps show Tropical Storm Lorena's path and forecast as it threatens ...
Lorena is an adaptation of Lenore, from the Edgar Allen Poe poem The Raven. The line, "If we try, we may forget," is taken from Ella's parting letter to Henry. She went on to marry William Wartenbee Johnson, who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1879-'86. She is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio.