AQS, one page on an off-white 6 x 6 sheet, dated Worcester, October 21, 1879. Cooper pens the final stanza of his poem entitled ‘Chartist Song,’ in full: “The time shall come when earth shall be / A garden of joy, from sea to sea; / When the slaughterous sword is drawn no more, / And Mercy exults, from shore to shore. / Toil, brothers, toil, till the work is done, / Till slaughter is ended, and the / World’s peace is won!” Light scattered toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned contemporary engraved portrait of Cooper. RR Auction COA.
