The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

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stanzas, leaving the poem completed in
every particular in exact form and
wording as the same now appears in
Stedman's American Anthology" n
In other similar works. Upon receipt
OF the completed manuscript | received
from Mr.. Glider the following letter,
dated July /, 1887:
My DEAR Mr. THOMPSON: can't keep
the tears from my eyes as ! read your
nobly pathetic poem. It has the true ring
now and ! am grateful to you.
1t cannot be at once printed. Meantime,
perhaps, you can get the idea In more
powerfully.
"A nation lost No. no! A nation saved"
Sincerely.
II. W GLIDER
The poem first saw the light when pub
lished In the Century In the July mum
Der, 1855. and was in every form and
feature exactly as written. containing
every line. word and syllable as now
generally reprinted.
Your article says: "'Iiigh It'd at
Gettysburg as 1t is always quoted now,
is one Of the few examples OF anony-
nous tinkering or amendment of the
poems Of others in which the amend
ment Is better than the original and
the tlnkering superior to the author's
actual workmanship and YOU quote
the three stauzas Immediately proceed
ing the final stlnza as having been
added by some tinkerer who was gifted
beyond the measure Of the authors
ability.
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Tue Sun mas Ions ago ana more man
once SHOWN th"I th"se ft'nh's We're not
ne WORK OF MI WIN ~ thompson VINO
wrote the rest oi me poem They we're
repuu'ateo oy MI THOMPSON IN a 'et'er
70 Charies a Dana VINO IN a ''clhr" hhd
espresso" ms a'hirstioh ot me poem. 81
'he au'hoishlp OF Nh.'h M Dana was A.
mat time ignorant NJ. Thompson elaine .
ana proved hF au'horship of IN" poem
WIN me exception ~ the s''Ns' th'N
quoted when ne said' 'haA been added
oE some unknown person
or course | do not know how -rur
S,N has besn ,unoscd ,,pon I'm, II
certainly has no, been nv any faul,
Of mine. No such letter Was eyer writ.
ten by me To Charles 4 Dan, mr. IN
any other n.rsor <e,,bor he Letter
nor by ur,rted or oral statement have
aver at any ,ins or IN ans. ,ersor
even intimatcd ma, I was mo-, tho mn
,bor ~, every In. ana u,rd .,rtstroI
u.itbiu the noer
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with On rios Dana uttb rrror,rce
10 tbis 80, n.,,rTcJ ~ f,,i,,.
m,rkcd c,nv ~ Tur Srx r.,,hcd mo
cont,tn,pg a nort,nn ~ tho no,,n ,.rt,
ui,h rrI1o =, ,a,,y.hmr u,h
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secinr that tho seventh aud tho ,.s,
f,.r s,ar,ae bad hoo, or,,ttnI u.r,to
ia NJ NJ. ~, b,,nnrous COIN ,,u,,,
hts a,ior,tau .. ,ha ,,., ,b', ,r, ,,,.,1
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-, ,d nna, "o
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f].slirr for ~ ana vus n,iu,a In SEQ
il sent forth by Tur SIS manned and
d~isfgured as II therein appeared. was
pleased To receive from Mr.. Dana a
reply IN which he kindly referred to
the poem as 'thc uohlnst battle poem
of orr day or perhaps Of any day,
and stated that he had many times
reprinted the poem at the request Of
persons. with whose wishes Was glad
10 comply" and suggested that | should
not trouble myself about the occasional
appearance Of IN" poem in more or
less maugled form, ~ such fate might
he expected but never at any time was
any suggestion made by either OF Us
that any additions had ever been at
tempted Il" h' made To the poem BY