Content:
Proof of
Sands at
Seventy
with some notes in Whitman's hand and in another,
unidentified hand. The notes mostly regard pagination and the insertion
of the poem "Old Age's
Lambent Peaks."
Content:
This manuscript contains a draft of a poem first printed in the
Century
, September, 1888 entitled
"Old Age's Lambent Peaks".
A note in the top margin states: "sent to Century accepted—paid" indicating the
draft was likely completed around the time of publication. Thee poem was collected
into reprints of
Leaves of Grass
in the Annex of the 1884-88 editions and in the Birthday edition of 1889.
Content:
An edited proof sheet with three poems: "Old Age's Lambent Peaks,"
"A Carol Closing
Sixty-Nine,"
"To Get the Final Lilt of
Songs," all published first in 1888. In addition
to corrections, Whitman has written a note to the printer at the top of
the page. Also included is an envelope with "printer's proofs, short
poems, Walt Whitman, 1888, (autographic)" written on it.