ROSE HARTWICK THORPE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 842
Price: $460.00
ROSE HARTWICK THORPE
She signs a portion of her 1867 poem "Curfew Must Not Ring
Tonight!"
Autograph Quotation signed: "Rose Hartwick Thorpe", 1 page,
5½x5½. San Antonio, Texas, no date. In full: "She has reached the
topmost ladder, o'er her hangs the great dark bell; Awful is the gloom beneath
her, like the pathway down to hell. See! the ponderous tongue is swinging; 'tis
the hour of curfew now, And the sight has chilled her bosom, stopped her breath,
and paled her brow. Shall she let it ring? No, never! Her eyes flash with sudden
light, As she springs, and grasps it firmly: "Curfew shall not ring
to-night!"" Rose Hartwick Thorpe (1850-1939) was born in Mishawaka,
Indiana. She is most famous for a poem she wrote in 1867, "The Curfew Must Not
Ring Tonight." This poem, about a woman who prevents a bell from tolling
until her imprisoned lover can receive a pardon from Oliver Cromwell, was said
to be a favorite of Queen Victoria. It was put to music, and three silent films
were based upon it. Normal mailing folds. Pencil note (unknown hand) at bottom
right (not affecting signature). Otherwise, fine condition.
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