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Elizabeth S. Dickerman reminiscence, p. 4; with transcript of poem There are two Marys …

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Credits: Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Elizabeth S. Dickerman reminiscence, p. 4; with transcript of poem There are two Marys …. Library ID: YCAL MSS 74

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Dickerman, Smith Alumnae Quarterly, 45 (February 1954), 79, from A, perhaps from memory. Poems (1955), 1110-11 ([A.2] principal, [B.2]); CP (1960), 666 ([A.2]). (J1618). Franklin Variorum 1998 (F1637A.1).
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F1637A.1 - There are two Mays

There are two Mays
And then a Must
And after that a Shall
How infinite the compromise
That indicates I will

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First Line/Title: There are two Mays
Date: 1884
Recipient: Elizabeth Street Dickerman
Edition: Franklin Variorum 1998
Number: F1637A.1
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Manuscript: Two (lost), variant, about 1884. One was sent to Elizabeth Dickerman, whose husband became pastor of the First Church in June 1883. The notes and gifts she received from ed were described by her daughter Elizabeth Dickerman. If accompanied by a May basket, as suggested, the poem could not have been sent before spring 1884. The text below derives from her transcript (y-brbl), apparently rendered from memory, introduced with an explanation:
Recipient: Elizabeth Street Dickerman
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Publications: Dickerman, Smith Alumnae Quarterly, 45 (February 1954), 79, from A, perhaps from memory. Poems (1955), 1110-11 ([A.2] principal, [B.2]); CP (1960), 666 ([A.2]). (J1618)

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