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Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This is an excerpt from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray. The quote is handwritten on a piece of paper and signed by Edward Everett and dated September 10, 1860. The quote reads "The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave awaits alike the' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave." This excerpt was found tipped into volume eight, between pages 198-199 of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
9-10-1860
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1850-1859
Subjects
Poems
Object Type
text
Format (original)
note
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V8_1860-09-10_Letter_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 8
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
E457 .N653 2011 V.8, Original Documents and Original photographs in Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln , Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries