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Henry David Thoreau. Autograph manuscript leaf from his Journal, a fragment from his entry for 28 October 1852. [Np: 28 Octo...
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Henry David Thoreau. Autograph manuscript leaf from his Journal, a fragment from his entry for 28 October 1852. [Np: 28 October 1852].One page, 4to (245 x 170 mm). Written in dark brown ink. Hinged along left margin on verso to larger sheet. Housed in a cloth folding case.
In this passage from the journal headed "8 p.m. To Cliffs" [not on this leaf], Thoreau compares the multitude of the stars in the sky to the profusion of berries on ripe summer hills:
"After whatever revolutions in my moods and experiences, when I come forth at evening, as if from years of confinement to the house, I see the few stars which make the constellation of the Lesser Bear in the same relative position -- the everlasting geometry of the stars. How incredible to be described are these bright points which appear in the blue sky as the darkness increases, said to be other worlds, like the berries on the hills when the summer is ripe! Even the ocean of birds, even the regions of the ether, are studded with isles. Far in this ethereal sea lie the Hesperian isles, unseen by day, but when the darkness comes their fires are seen from this shore, as Columbus saw the fires of San Salvador. " (IV, 402-403).
Condition: Horizontal crease; hinged along left margin on verso to larger sheet.
Provenance: Purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 11 June 1964. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 December 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part II, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6300 (go to Auction Home page)
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