Title"As a Strong Bird on Pinions free," holograph poem.
NamesHinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901 (Addressee)New York Herald Company (Publisher)Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
CollectionWalt Whitman papers, 1854-1892
Series I. Manuscripts
Dates / OriginDate Created: 1872-06-26
Library locationsHenry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American LiteratureShelf locator: Berg Coll MSS WhitmanShelf locator: m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
GenresManuscriptsPoetry
NotesPublications: "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free" was first published in the New York Herald on 26 June 1872. Later printed with seven other poems in pamphlet, As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free (1872), and included as a supplement bound with Two Rivulets (1876). WW changed the title to "Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood," added a new opening stanza and made further revisions, incorporating the poem into Leaves of Grass (1881-82).Ownership: Owen D. Young
Physical DescriptionManuscriptsExtent: 13 leaves [13 written sides], with envelope in Whitman's hand: MS of "As a Strong Bird" as it came back from the printing office presented to R. J. Hinton by W. W."
Long note on first page "Directions to printer" in red ink at top of page.
Type of ResourceText
LanguagesEnglish
IdentifiersNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479MSS Unit ID: 19100Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169224 Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169226Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169227Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169228Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169229Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169230Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169231Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169232Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169233Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169234Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169235Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169236Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169237Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169238Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169239Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169240Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169241Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169242Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169243Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169244Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169245Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169246Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169247Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169248Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169249Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169250Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169251Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169252Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169253Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169225Other local Identifier: 223811BUniversal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8bdbe5a0-22dd-0130-f5b9-58d385a7b928
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