[Rarebooks] FS: James Russell Lowell SIGNED MANUSCRIPT POEM: A[n] Epigram on Certain Conservatives

[Charles Agvent]

LOWELL, James Russell. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS) with Partial 
Manuscripts. . On a 3-1/2" x 6" sheet of paper Lowell has written out 
his poem “A[n] Epigram on Certain Conservatives,” and SIGNED it below 
with his initials and a closing: "So, ending with a piece of/nonsense 
for a stopgap/I remain yours as always/J.R.L." On the verso is the first 
stanza of another poem, "Now Is Always Best," which begins, "Dreamy 
river of the Past," as well as partial lines from a third poem that have 
been trimmed off. Both titled poems were published in Lowell's 
UNCOLLECTED POEMS having been first published in THE BROADWAY JOURNAL in 
1845. There are minor changes from the published version. This piece 
sold at Anderson Galleries in 1920. Housed in a brown cloth chemise and 
brown half morocco slipcase gilt-lettered on the spine.

A[n] Epigram on Certain Conservatives

In olden days mens’ ears were docked
For thinking & for other crimes;
And now some worthies, overstocked
In those commodities, are shocked
At the false mercy of the times
Which spoils their chance of being shortened
In their own feature most important.

Mounting on verso obscures a few letters. Very Good in a Fine slipcase. 
(#021017)        $750

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