Autograph manuscript signed, fair copy of the poem A Psalm of Life
$7,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller
Signed
9 stanzas, 36 lines. 3pp., folded small 4to sheet. Signed at the end. Old folds, minor repair to short separation. Item #346694 One of Longfellow's most famous poems, written after the death of his wife and first published in 1838. Although brief excerpts were frequently written by Longfellow for autograph seekers, the complete transcript is rare. The poem begins:Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty
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