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Lydia Sigourney autographed letter (ALS) sending some lines of poetry, as requested by an admirer, and, below, penning an initialed AQS, the opening of her “Niagara.”

AQS in full: “Flow on forever, in thy glorious robe/Of terror and of beauty. Yea, flow on/Unfathom’d and resistless. God hath set/His rainbow on thy forehead: and the cloud/Mantled around thy feet. And he doth give/Thy voice of thunder, power to speak of Him/Eternally, bidding the lip of man/Keep silence, and upon thy rocky altar pour/Incense of awe-struck praise." She signs the AQS with initials "L.H.S."

The letter measures 8 x 10". Overall in excellent condition with some light wrinkling and mailing folds.

Lydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), née Lydia Howard Huntley, was an American poet, author, and publisher during the early and mid 19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford." She had a long career as a literary expert, publishing 52 books and in over 300 periodicals in her lifetime. While some of her works were signed anonymously, most of her works were published with just her married name Mrs. Sigourney. During the lyceum movement that flourished in the United States in the 19th century, women named literary societies and study clubs in her honor.

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Reference sku: 11364 1391096-1