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Young Ladies Handwritten composition notebook Write Poetry on Studying for Exams: "One bangs the books then grasps them tight, And studies morning noon and night
by 19 cent Women Education, Composition Book
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[Women Education] 19th Century Handwritten composition notebook of a young woman filled with poems and verses in many hands, dating from 1862-1863. Includes poetry about studying for school examinations and writing compositions. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Original green boards. 78 pages full of handwritten poems and verses. Handwritten on front end page: "Katie E. Kimmens. Providence 11th Mo., 1862."
"A week before Examination" "One has a headache, one a cold, One has her neck in flannel rolled; Ask the complaint and you are told, 'Next week's examination'...One bangs the books then grasps them tight, And studies morning noon and night, As though she took some strange delight, In these examinations/ The books are marred, defaced and thumbed, The brains with midnight tasks benumed, Still all in that account is summed, Next week's examinations" "Compositions" "Some have a lesson hard to get, And have not even seen it yet, Ask when what tis that makes them fret, "Oh dear, tis Composition Day"!/ One's last and cannot find her pen, Another has no paper then, The cause of this but ask of them, And each in sighing tones will say "Oh dear, tis Composition Day"!/ One rises with the morning light, Takes up her pen, begins to write; And seems to take some strange delight, When e'er she hears a scholar say, "Oh dear, tis Composition Day"! Includes poems by well-known writers such as Lord Tennyson ("St. Agnes [Eve]" and "Come Not When I Am Dead"), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("The Village Blacksmith"), and Thomas Hood ("The Bridge of Sighs"). Also includes poems about the perils of war ("The Soldier's Dream of Home") and the difficulty of losing a parent: "I cannot call her Mother" "The marriage rites are over, And, though I turned aside, To keep the guests from seeing, The tears I could not hide, I [...] my face in smiling, And led my little brother, To greet my father's chosen, But I could not call her Mother." Light toning to first page and occasional light stains throughout. Very good condition.
"A week before Examination" "One has a headache, one a cold, One has her neck in flannel rolled; Ask the complaint and you are told, 'Next week's examination'...One bangs the books then grasps them tight, And studies morning noon and night, As though she took some strange delight, In these examinations/ The books are marred, defaced and thumbed, The brains with midnight tasks benumed, Still all in that account is summed, Next week's examinations" "Compositions" "Some have a lesson hard to get, And have not even seen it yet, Ask when what tis that makes them fret, "Oh dear, tis Composition Day"!/ One's last and cannot find her pen, Another has no paper then, The cause of this but ask of them, And each in sighing tones will say "Oh dear, tis Composition Day"!/ One rises with the morning light, Takes up her pen, begins to write; And seems to take some strange delight, When e'er she hears a scholar say, "Oh dear, tis Composition Day"! Includes poems by well-known writers such as Lord Tennyson ("St. Agnes [Eve]" and "Come Not When I Am Dead"), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("The Village Blacksmith"), and Thomas Hood ("The Bridge of Sighs"). Also includes poems about the perils of war ("The Soldier's Dream of Home") and the difficulty of losing a parent: "I cannot call her Mother" "The marriage rites are over, And, though I turned aside, To keep the guests from seeing, The tears I could not hide, I [...] my face in smiling, And led my little brother, To greet my father's chosen, But I could not call her Mother." Light toning to first page and occasional light stains throughout. Very good condition.
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- Young Ladies Handwritten composition notebook Write Poetry on Studying for Exams: "One bangs the books then grasps them tight, And studies morning noon and night
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- 19 cent Women Education, Composition Book
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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