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There was an old boy : autograph poem, 1862.

BIB_ID
104266
Accession number
MA 649.2
Creator
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
Display Date
1862.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 6.7 x 15.5 cm
Notes
One of Hawthorne's two known manuscript poems.
Part of a collection of 12 miscellaneous Hawthorne documents, including the autograph manuscript of "Feathertop." Items are cataloged separately (MA 649.1-12); see individual records for complete description.
Summary
Five lines of nonsense-verse about his an "old boy" ruining a new coat and breeches. On verso: first 6 lines from Rumpty-Dutget's Tower, including title, in the hand of Julian Hawthorne.