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nyp.00106xxx.00522Like Earth O RiverLike Earth O River, you offer us burial1848poetry1 leafhandwritten
relate to the poem eventually titled Sailing the Mississippi at Midnight.; nyp.00736 Like Earth O River
On the reverse (duk.00884) is a list of rivers, lakes, and cities that likely contributed to Poem of
.00884xxx.00110MS 12mo 27EuropeBetween 1850 and 1856prosepoetry1 leafhandwritten; A list of European rivers
loc.00038xxx.00053[Through you I drain the pent-up of rivers]between 1850 and 1860poetryhandwritten1
[Through you I drain the pent-up of rivers]
On one of the pages is a fragment on the Mississippi River, which editors (beginning with James E.
A.MS. drafts.loc.00132xxx.00155[Skirting the river]1880poetryhandwritten1 leaf12.5 x 19 cm; These lines
[Skirting the river]
145ucb.00075xxx.00964Exposition Building—New City Hall—River Trip[visit to Exposition building &c &c]
1879–1882prose4 leaveshandwritten; A draft of Exposition Building—New City Hall—River Trip, first published
wind due eastSept. 3 '79—Cloudy and wetabout 1879prose2 leaveshandwritten; A draft of Swallows on the River
the 22nd bookfor Sparrowsabout 1882prose1 leafhandwritten; Notes that contributed to Swallows on the River
1Fancies at Navesinkloc.04146xxx.00335[rivers', bays' and ocean shores']about 1885handwrittenpoetry1
[rivers', bays' and ocean shores']
1Fancies at Navesinkloc.04150xxx.00330[Nor rivers' bays' and ocean]about 1885handwrittenpoetry1 leaf3
[Nor rivers' bays' and ocean]
The manuscript has the cancelled title At the Mouth of the River.
reading Old Time Gleanings with the subtitle Reminiscences, Gossip, Traditions, &c. of the Delaware river