NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN POETS]. BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN. Autograph manuscript signed of the poem "Earth's Children Cleave to Earth" ("Earth's children cleave to Earth; her frail Decaying children dread decay..."), a fair copy, dated at bottom 9 May 1864, 2 pages, 8vo, 20 lines in 10 stanzas, written on the rectos of two leaves, bound with engraved portrait in blue morocco gilt; Two autograph letters signed ("WC Bryant"), 19 January 1864 and 11 March 1875, together 3 1/4 pages, 8vo , the first quoting 13 lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Civil War poem ("Thou too, sail on Ship of State! Sail on, Oh Union! Strong and great!"), the second quoting 2 lines from John Dryden -- HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. Two autograph letters signed ("Henry W. Longfellow"), dated 8 November 1852 and 2 February 1864, together 7 pages, 8vo , the first thanking an unidentified author for a dedication of a book, the second furnishing a stanza verse beginning: "Ho! brave hearts that went down in the seas! Ye are at peace in the troubled stream..." -- JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. Autograph manuscript signed of an untitled poem beginning "Can the dumb instrument...", a fair copy, dated at bottom 5 March 1864, 1 page, 8vo, 15 lines in 2 stanzas ; together 6 items . (6)
NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN POETS]. BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN. Autograph manuscript signed of the poem "Earth's Children Cleave to Earth" ("Earth's children cleave to Earth; her frail Decaying children dread decay..."), a fair copy, dated at bottom 9 May 1864, 2 pages, 8vo, 20 lines in 10 stanzas, written on the rectos of two leaves, bound with engraved portrait in blue morocco gilt; Two autograph letters signed ("WC Bryant"), 19 January 1864 and 11 March 1875, together 3 1/4 pages, 8vo , the first quoting 13 lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Civil War poem ("Thou too, sail on Ship of State! Sail on, Oh Union! Strong and great!"), the second quoting 2 lines from John Dryden -- HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. Two autograph letters signed ("Henry W. Longfellow"), dated 8 November 1852 and 2 February 1864, together 7 pages, 8vo , the first thanking an unidentified author for a dedication of a book, the second furnishing a stanza verse beginning: "Ho! brave hearts that went down in the seas! Ye are at peace in the troubled stream..." -- JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. Autograph manuscript signed of an untitled poem beginning "Can the dumb instrument...", a fair copy, dated at bottom 5 March 1864, 1 page, 8vo, 15 lines in 2 stanzas ; together 6 items . (6)
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