AQS, signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” on a 6.5 x 3.5 off-white sheet, dated January 20, 1850. Longfellow pens the closing stanza from ‘The Day Is Done.’ In full: “And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.” Beautifully double cloth matted and framed with a portrait of Longfellow and a small plaque to an overall size of 26.5 x 22.5. In fine condition, with two vertical folds. Longfellow published ‘The Day is Done’ in 1844, as the "proem" ( preface) to an anthology of poems called The Waif. A fantastic quote from the conclusion of Longfellow’s poem describing that feeling of fatigue felt at the end of a difficult day and being able to find piece of mind after the day’s issues. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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