The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
~ ). ~. Witty.

A'' >s''e
,onc peculiar or fascinating claim
:, poe's popularity was estimated on
n. number OF his published works
and biographies as well as the varied
Kings written about him In ncwspa-
,,. and magazines no other Ameri-
cor author could equal him IN this par
ocular.
Yet the complete story OF I'oe's life
,.s never been clearly told. while
.o,nc ~ hl- writ even at this day
arc only 10 lie found scattered In the
reays and hedges Of u nearly Tor
-oi,cn literary past. The fact IL that
40 other American writer has needed
N much study ns well AZ fair and
candid observation as Poe. bf
The lives Of all the poets tia; have
unyzirJ toe world zone mas been more
difficult to futlom than his.
I, was Il. ". Stoddard. one OF Foes
,dt,ors. who wrote many years u
INA, A new and well authenticated
noem ly 70" will never ~. 'n-s a."
!, this date to tiud." That forecast
ar 2 long while proved right. But
discoveries were made later on. and.
tIipig OUTFITS VIC Nitet uiiedItb'u
eishi new rocn,s. which Were pub
ishcl during the year 1911.
+, was ,hcr confidently asserted that
Tho limit Of poc's unknown writings
had licen reached. but the contrary
proved to ie the case.
Thrcc more new and hitherto nm
known poems are now added 10 what
former Zoe writer's have called the
small bod, of his mc'ricul works.
These make the present number OF
Pce's poems total siAty-two--a start
ling increase Of over o~nc.fuurth I'm the
last four years.
one Of the lntest new poems con-
usts OF four stunzas and is entirely
N poe's own handwriting. Il In called
LIES vial stream" from che o n
text. eiohcicnt time has rot elapsed
In which 20 make further seGrch tn,o
Ms history. whicl, may not on,y .~-
Ve.i Poc's own title but his actual
motives in writing .he poem.
The Two oilIer new poem. are The
Dyins E'g,T ~ l<liss AMIR stan
,as.' cuth discovered in Graham's
Hdoos,Rc Cor 1916.
These new poems from Gr0ham's
are mere mature efforts and seem to
nave been intended especially FOR the
rye of Mrs. Frances Sargent Osgood,
the poeiess. with whom portions of a
fierce romance with Poe are recorded.
Besides the new poems hitherto un-
known Poe documents have been dis
covered which are likely to lead TO
.th<. ,,,,,rt.pt s,,As .nl o., fhroyg
much needed light on dark passages
n us early history. Like the new
autograph poem. these new found
manuscripts are entirely in Poe's
handN riting. and while not dated the
,ircumstantial evidence shows that
they were written during tho early
part of the year 1877, after his return
from college.
The lItc found manuscripts. besides
The original poem, and dating prior
to ls.s. arc called Hope ALLY
'roaker. SOLDIERS burial" and 'Bur.ll
o. SIR John Moore" and "EStract from
B,ron's Dream
In addition to these IN important
manuscript poem called "t.l!2alrth"
has been found. dating about 1891.
Eth unpublished manuscripts OF his
i.er md We'll known po.Ins of The
Haunted Palace. The 'undu.r"r
Worm" and early lines 10 Mrs. Shew,
\ manuscript RECONSTRUCTED version ~
roe's Poem ITO one in Paradise" is
moss also first published,
lo" was unp;estionabiy precociois'
Ga" Shelley and some other -
known poets. Ills earliest 'hnes ~
Helen" have excited u~nbounded adj
pdir'ion, and I'm all Likelihood have
been quoted oft"ner than bryant s
vel known early poem "Thana'op-
SIS
While .'any n Poe's juvenile pieces
80" faulty conception n d'c'I"n'
l"' they contain shapcl"ss gems
witch he af;"rward rcmod"l!ed WITH
q masters hand into faulfless gems.
Tie new found manuscripts OF Zoe
nro important aside from the fact of
h"ns rev and unpubiishei poetry
written in Poe's minority. In fact
troy confirm what some person. nav"
ioIb'od: that Poe ever WORKED IN the
Counting house of Ellis & Allan At
Richmond. va.
TIE documents were discovered
among a huge mass OF manuscripts
belonging to that old firm which are
now deposited In the Library Of Con-
gress al Washington. The thick writ
Ing paper on which they are written
has Drowned by age but looks very
similar to other paper used by the
firm in the course OF their business