ALS, 1877 November 8, Copse Hill, Georgia, to Thompson, Augusta, Georgia.

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ALS, 1877 November 8, Copse Hill, Georgia, to Thompson, Augusta, Georgia.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24363844

Hayne, often called poet "Laureate of the South" writes regarding his poem "Unveiled", which "...is to be dedicated to [William Cullen] Bryant,... who is essentially a good man." Hayne disagrees with Thompson's remark regarding Edgar Allen Poe as a bad man. He writes that "Poe was a strongly unfortunate; an extremely morbid, rather than a really 'bad man'".

4 p., 20 x 12.2 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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