Letters: of William Howe Cuyler Hosmer, 1844-1859 [manuscript].

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Letters: of William Howe Cuyler Hosmer, 1844-1859 [manuscript].

Hosmer discusses publication of his poems; replies to invitations to lecture; gives subjects in which he is conversant; and mentions "Legends." A sonnet, "Night," is included in the text of one letter. The correspondents are Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Cyrus Powers, and "friend Marshall."

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University of Virginia. Library

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Griswold, Rufus Willmot, 1815-1857

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as a journalist, editor, and critic in Philadelphia, New York City, and elsewhere. He built a strong literary reputation, in part due to his 1842 collection The Poets and Poetry of America. This anthology, the most comprehensive of its time, included what he deemed the best examples of American poetry. He produc...

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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Hosmer, William H. C. (William Howe Cuyler), 1814-1877

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Noted poet; born and died in Avon, N.Y. From the description of Annals of Hartford, now Avon, Livingston County, New York, 1870. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 185130015 American poet. From the description of Letters: of William Howe Cuyler Hosmer, 1844-1859 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812343 ...

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