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Field, Eugene Poetry Excerpts, 1878+ PhotosEntry/Object ID
P1991.1H.265Description
Field, Eugene Poetry Excerpts, 1878+ Photos . b/w. Photos taken of portions of poems by Eugene Field, enlarged for use in publication of articles in Museum Graphic.
91.1H.265 = Enlargement of poem in Field's handwriting that was included with lithograph of Field, marked 61.1H.264.
"But if again that angel brain
and golden-head came back to me
To bear me to Eternity,
My watching will not be in vain.
The first verse I ever wrote, 1878. Eugene Field"
91.1H.266 = Poem: "A Lament" A poem about his publisher typing on the new fangled machine--the typewriter.
"The night is chill and the wind is keen
As it blows from the icy pole,
But a chillier blight
Than wind or night
Is gnawing away in my soul.
"I have been to Foley's and all around
Where he keepeth his credit green,
And I give a groan
When I learn that Stone
Plays with his d---d machine."
"Oh, who will pay for the billiard snaps
And who for the bowling , too!
And who will treat
To the things to eat?
Yes, Echo ansewers, "Who?"
Oh, curse these things with their cogs and springs
The secret vise, I mean
And speed the day
When the editor may
Not play with his d---d machine!" Dec. 18, 1887
91.1H.272 = Dog poem with dog illustration. Seems a carving.
"He was a Dog, whose name is Spot
? legs and tale he's got;
Sitting down or a standing up
His height is the same--? ? pup."
Original digital scan located on History CD 02Lexicon
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Notes
Photos taken of portions of poems by Eugene Field by SJM staff photographer
