Poems, 1885-1903
Scope and Contents
Holograph poems with corrections in pencil and ink.
Pages numbered 12-26 include "A Song," "Song," "Lines," "Who is Worse?," "Beethoven," "The Modern Maid," "Woman," "To A Young Beauty Riding the Wheel," and "The Last Straw of Hope." Pages numbered 145, 147-153 include "The Woodlands," "Lines," "Recollection," "Emy," "Written in R.R. Coupe (France)," and "The Waterfall." Pages numbered 32-38 on rectos and 289-300 on versos include "Morning Mists," "To the Sand Verbena," "Conjectures," '"What Fools We Mortals Be,"' and "To the Gull." An unnumbered page in front of page 145 contains four lines beginning, "Sweetest the time when sunshine gleams glorious."
Dates
- 1885-1903
Creator
Physical Description
44 pages.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research. Restricted Fragile Papers may only be consulted with permission of the appropriate curator. Preservation photocopies for reference use have been substituted in the main files.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General note
Accession: 19791014-a
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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