The song of the sea shells and other poems

Book

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Cohen Bray House

Name/Title

The song of the sea shells and other poems

Entry/Object ID

2022.248.1

Description

Poetry collection by the Quaker poet and mathematician.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front flyleaf

Transcription

Emilie Gibbon from her attached fiance (sic)(?) [illegible] 6th [illegible]1851

Language

English

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

End blank leaf

Transcription

Something the heart must have to cherish, must love and joy and sorrow learn. Something with passion clasp or perish and in itself to ashes burn.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Notes

Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow from Hyperion: A Romance.

Create Date

August 13, 2022