Manuscripts
"What if I stand alone?" : [a poem of 4 lines]
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John Burroughs letter to "Miss White" and poem
Manuscripts
John Burroughs wrote this letter to "Miss White" from his home in West Park, New York, talking about his poem "Waiting" (written in 1862). He explains that the poem reflected his future philosophy of life. Accompanying the letter is a handwritten copy of the poem in Burroughs' hand. Both items are glued on album pages.
mssHM 82430
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Thanatopsis : [early version of the poem, in 49 lines, with 4 prefatory stanzas of 4 lines each]
Manuscripts
mssHM 2551
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Early April: a poem; John Burroughs letter to Dear Sir
Manuscripts
Also includes various printed portraits of John Burroughs.
mssHM 33764-33765
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March : [poem in 7 stanzas of 4 lines each] ; the rivulet : [poem in 92 lines]; [and] The old man's funeral : [poem in 7 stanzas of 6 lines each]
Manuscripts
On page 3: Note to the printer by Theophilus Parsons, signed: "T. P."
mssHM 2556
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Translation of a fragment of Simonides [in 6 stanzas of 4 lines each; and] : To a waterfowl : [poem in 8 stanzas of 4 lines each]
Manuscripts
Evidently a transcript made by Bryant for publication. The translation was first written about 1810, and the poem, "To a Waterfowl", in 1815.
mssHM 2550