So Mute was this Wide Plain by Krissy Wilson

So Mute was this Wide Plain

.u Undergraduate Honors Thesis by

K. Caren Wilson

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts

University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 2011 (Submitted April 18th, 2011)

Copyright ÂŠ 2011 by Krissy Wilson Type set in Book Antiqua. Text ornaments are Floralia by Manfred Klein and are free for private and commercial use.

INTRODUCTION

x The Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature at the University of Florida is rich in the kind of books that most collectors disdain. Inside, they bear marginal notes, defining unknown words; there are doodles of soldiers and flowers alike. Notes between friends even share boards with ruthless anathema (book curses). The sheer variety of bookplates, inscriptions, and marginalia is unrivaled in any contemporary collection of children’s literature, and this is due exclusively to Ruth M. Baldwin, the library’s first curator. She chose to collect books that were read and handled by children. They were cradled in the crooks of arms, hidden under beds and in dresser drawers, traded, given as gifts, labeled, annotated, and dedicated. It was not her goal to compile pristine, autographed first-editions, but rather to build a library of books that were loved (and loathed) by the children that owned them. Consequently, the mechanisms of these books are often in less-than-perfect condition. Some have loose boards; others are painfully brittle. A number are examples of home repair, and may have been rebound in cardboard, railroad cloth, or brown paper and wax. Taken as a whole, they exhibit a number of maladies, from the dramatic (being burnt or soaked in water) to the almost imperceptible (gradual sun damage or crumbling acidic paper). Most strikingly, the extensive use of the collection has exposed a number of texts within, hidden to 19th century readers. Bound into the spines of books as reinforcement, between the signatures and the book cloth, exist what is formally known as “binder’s waste,” cut strips of the bindery’s scrap paper. Many of these texts are now accessible and are of variety enough to match the rest of the collection’s eccentricities, including everything from handwritten sheet music to full-color images, from Shakespeare to newspaper, and from Punch! to the Bible. As a measure of respect, I offer the term “somnotext” to reference these scraps in critical writing. The term “waste” seems inappropriate, as they have merely been sleeping. Gloriously, many of these fragments are still readable. Using full-text search, it is often possible to match the text of these scraps to their source. In the interest of this project1 I seek to showcase the value of the happenstance poetry that has slept in the spines of these books for a dozen decades. It is from thence that I draw this collection of poems 1

I have also addressed this phenomenon in a critical article entitled “An Untapped Peritextual Cache”, which values somnotexts for their potential to provide information on a book’s provenance and challenges traditional notions of book value that depend on condition.

with the intention of bringing what was hidden, indeed, discarded, back to the public spectrum. Control numbers are included for clarity. They originated in my research, appear as an "S#” along with transcriptions and poems alike, and represent the relationship constructed between them. The title of this collection, So Mute was this Wide Plain, is taken from Thomas Moore’s “Lalla Rookh”, Part III. It was discovered bound into A father’s present : sweet stories for good little children (1850) in the Baldwin, and should be taken to describe the years of silence these texts have had to endure. —KCW

THE SPECTRUM The types of poetry with which you will engage in this experiment range from the happenstance (1) to the pruned (3) to the cultivated (5).

READY-MADE (1) These poems are presented exactly as they were found, bound into books. While they do not conform to the rules of spelling or grammar, they are often rhythmic, and frequently spawn phrases that are moving and seem intentional. They are accompanied by sound recordings, which are meant to give insight into the way the speaker interprets cadence, emphasis, and tone when given irregular text. Presented in black, they are unaltered from their transcripts.

ERASURE (2) These poems are also constructed entirely from the scraps of text found bound into books. However, they prune the somnotext, building meaning by strategically erasing words and phrases but preserving the order in which the text was presented. They are presented with grayscale guiding; black text is what text was kept, grey text is what has been deleted in the final poem.

CENTO (3) These poems are reassembled somnotexts; they do not draw on content outside the original text, but utilize the given words and phrases to create meaning, in any order. They are presented with grayscale guiding; black text is what text was kept and reorganized, grey text is what has been deleted in the final poem.

COMPLETION (4)

These poems utilize the somnotext as a base, and build on it without compromising the original order or content of the text. This technique requires the addition of words, phrases, and punctuation outside of the original text. They are presented with grayscale guiding; black text is original to the transcript and grey text is original to the author.

EKPHRASTIC (5)

These poems, while they may choose to utilize phrasing from the originating text, are largely of my creation and usually rely on the somnotext only as an inspiration. They may consist entirely of words that do not exist in the original text. They are presented with grayscale guiding; black text is original to the transcript and grey text is original to the author.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

H Introduction The Spectrum

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Title

Type

Page

of Books. Untitled, S73 Untitled, S82 Untitled, S93 Untitled, S101 Untitled, S104 Untitled, S128 Untitled, S306 Untitled, S311 S388 Presented

Ready-made Ready-made Ready-made Ready-made Ready-made Ready-made Ready-made Ready-made Ready-made Original Guide Erasure Guide Erasure Original Guide Erasure Original Guide Erasure Original Guide Erasure Original Guide Erasure Original Guide Cento Original Guide Cento Original Guide Cento Original

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

Hardened S408 time. / The most popular / hunter S75 Where, I know not S12 Arranging S146 Custom S408 The sun is the sign S75 The String S264 Wrecked S12

No other than old S95 Very visible Membrane S14 O, at seven O, atrophy S40 Very hallow S170 Not long in respite S12 Shaping S119 Tension S233 The fore S198 This Beautiful Edition S240 Drumarory Bush S36 Water-cure S123 Beyond This S190 Rubbed Hamlet

Guide Cento Original Guide Cento Guide Cento Original Guide Completion Guide Completion Original Guide Completion Original Guide Completion Original Guide Completion Original Guide Completion Original Guide Completion Original Guide Ekphrastic Original Guide Ekphrastic Original Guide Ekphrastic Original Guide Ekphrastic Original Guide Ekphrastic Guide Ekphrastic

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84

Gratitude Â

of Books.

S197 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; READY-MADE

stay, my dear, In the grave alls about, nests peep out, and shout :

From the cloth-side somnotext found in Clever dogs, horses, etc. : with anecdotes of other animals by Shirley Hibberd. Published London S.W. Partridge & Co. 1868? Baldwin call number 23h5627.

Untitled, S73 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S73.mp3

S73 – READY-MADE

flat to the m thing flat to ship?” deman s in the affirmat aimed the oth eved.”

From the cloth-side somnotext found in Tales about America and Australia by Peter Parley (Goodrich, Samuel G.) ; edited by the Rev. T. Wilson. Published London : Darton and Clark. Printed London : J. Green and Co. 1838? Baldwin call number 15h2657.

Untitled, S82 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S82.mp3

S82 – READY-MADE

W. Lewis and Son, Printers, Finch-lane, London When Vulcan When we dwe Where are y Where the b While man While pensive Willie brew’s Wit, women, Within a mil Woman Woo’d an’ ma Ye are not Ye marin Yes, thou

From the signature-side somnotext found in The gift of friendship by Mrs. Sherwood. Published London : Darton and Clark. Printed London : Grove & Son. 1848? Baldwin call number 15h3114.

Untitled, S93 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S93.mp3

S93 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; READY-MADE

woman ort, chara op her m desire to p nlike as enience a s her idea ses to wea ve hrt dre close bo thick b ; one a belted, a prefer. er househ e, without It woul ently from by the la s a curiou world, he l

From the cloth-side somnotext found in The boy's story book : with illustrations by Francis C. Woodworth. Published New York : Clark, Austin & Smith. 1857, c1851. Baldwin call number 15h3670.

Untitled, S101 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S101.mp3

S101 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; READY-MADE

the land party is somewhat li bark of the tr a brighter gre the taste, and eclared by the insibm quoting tree,â&#x20AC;? from t ed by the pilgr ch bears it wa Robinson stat re or plane tre eight, and its nd party brou Dead Sea fruit. y much resem t; the flower a The fruit was pithy, like th cut or broken

From the signature-side somnotext found in Early lessons : in four volumes by Maria Edgeworth. Published London : Longman, Brown and Co. ; Tegg and Co. ; Hamilton and Co., Whittaker and Co. ; H. Washbourne ; Smith, Elder and Co. ; Houlston and Stoneman ; Darton and Co. ; Routledge and Co. ; Hall and Co. ; Ingram and Co. ; Simpkins, Marshall and Co. 1855. Baldwin call number 15h4314 v.2.

Untitled, S104 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S104.mp3

S104 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; READY-MADE

the deep irriguous vale rested mountain scale, oret before his captured walls ge in death, fall

From the exterior somnotext found on The Friends; or the Contrast between Virtue and Vice. Elizabeth Griffin. Published London : B. Crosby and Co. F. Houlston & Son, Wellington and Iron Bridge. 1805.

Untitled, S128 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S128.mp3

S128 – READY-MADE

They call Walter objective, being apposition with s, the former of the latter is the eaker a prize.” Buy [for] me a nserted as, “We offered a crown to e form, the object de, the subject ; as, best speaker was esar,” NOT “Cæsar t. A substantive ally verned by de [to] him.”

d preposi“They not lies to aid vigorously would have I leave you.” that I leave ly stands ecedes it, peace I give __________ they sometimes ge is made in passive form, etive follows a ust a ward not and slow how class of words

From the cloth-side somnotext found in Prince Charlie : the young chevalier by Merideth Johnes ; with eight illustrations by M.S. Morgan. Published New York : D. Appleton and Company. 1863. Baldwin call number 23h1649.

Untitled, S306 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S306.mp3 ding a life safe you in such a efore will so be deIf you ou up ; if when sethis kind with the the way most pronow who eir begin-

S306 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; READY-MADE

t another y degrees guish will conduct ernacle ; the fatal will ! how ever may not lead total deand even fill your that you one imnot those but vanity hose exdgment ou that alive to ed about what you wards too d every ter er

From the signature-side somnotext found in Brightness and beauty: or, the religion of Christ affectionately commended to the young. Mannering, Edward Rev. Published London : The Religious Tract Society. Year unknown. Baldwin call number 23h12404.

Untitled, S311 Audio at http://chalkteleport.com/OnceMute/S311.mp3

S311 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; READY-MADE

making amusement above pleaded object of society. But whilst we plea, we would all objections to fa formed upon a pi comprehension. venture to take

From the cloth-side somnotext found in A history of France : from the conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar to the reign of Louis Philippe : with conversations at the end of each chapter : for the use of young persons by Mrs. Markham. Published London : John Murray. Printed William Clowes and Sons. 1848. Baldwin call number 23h12475.

S388 - ORIGINAL

Signature-side somnotext from The basket of flowers, and other tales; translated from the German (Blumenkรถrbchen). Schmid, Christoph von. Published Halifax: Milner and Sowerby. 1859. Baldwin call number 23h16342.

s Left column presented, and the first efforts of art to improve upon these, were extremely awkward and simple. Clubs made of some heavy wood, stakes hardened in the fire, lances whose heads were armed with flint or the bones of some animal, are weapons known to the rudest nations. All these, however, were of use only in close encounter. But men wished to annoy their enemies while at a distance, and the bow and arrow is Right column As the constancy of every American warrior be put to such severe proof, the great object of tary education and discipline in the New Worl form the mind to sustain it. Accordingly, it is the study of the Americans to acquire sentimen habits, which will enable them to behave like when their resolution shall be put to the proo the youth of other nations exercise themselves in

Presented

S388 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ERASURE

presented, and the first efforts of art to improve upon these, were extremely awkward and simple. Clubs made of some heavy wood, stakes hardened in the fire, lances whose heads were armed with flint or the bones of some animal, are weapons known to the rudest nations. All these, however, were of use only in close encounter. But men wished to annoy their enemies while at a distance, and the bow and arrow is As the constancy of every American warrior be put to such severe proof, the great object of tary education and discipline in the New Worl form the mind to sustain it. Accordingly, it is the study of the Americans to acquire sentimen habits, which will enable them to behave like when their resolution shall be put to the proo the youth of other nations exercise themselves in

Presented

S388 - ERASURE

the first efforts to improve upon awkward and simple heavy heads were the weapons known to the rudest nations to annoy at a distance, and the bow and arrow is constancy of such severe proof, the great object of discipline in the mind. Accordingly, it is the study of American habits which will be put to the youth of other nations

Hardened

S388 - ERASURE

Hardened

S388 - ERASURE

presented, the first efforts of art were extremely awkward and simple. made of stakes fire, flint bones. these, however, were of use only in close encounter. But men wished to annoy, and the great object of the study will enable them to behave like other nations exercise themselves

S408 - ORIGINAL

Cloth- and signature-side somnotexts from The printer boy, or, How Ben Franklin made his mark : an example for youth by William M. Thayer ; illustrations by Julian Portch, engraved by Bale & Holman. Published London: James Hogg & Sons. Printed London: Thomas Harrild. 1866? Baldwin call number 23h17834.

s Cloth-side time. The most popular writer of the day is GUSTAVE AIMARD, the great Indian hunter, whose works have been translated into almost every living language, a deserve such universal recognition, because they are the results of personal experience. There ha writers of thrilling Indian romances before now, in whose company we have scoured over the prair something has ever been lacking in their descriptions. We have felt instinctively a want of that and strong human interest which can alone emanate from a lengthened residence among the wild r singular both the incidents and localities of the tales. It has been Gustave

Signature-side aturn on the night inning and in that kewise visible, a latter part of the t the month. It is close to Mercu ains invisible du morning of the 5th to Mercury on th sible after 10 o’clo he month. is s at its stationa oon at 7h. 48m. JUPITER’S SATEL onth, Jupiter bei south of the Equa until 10h. 6m. N is 6 deg. south of J aturn at the same ti of the 3rd ; south of on the night of the h of Jupiter and S ning of Novembe h a.m. of the 5th

oon occurs at 56 Quarter 9 Moon 38 Quarter 54 URY is in aphelion on n at 7h. 25m. p.m. of morning of the 21st the month, setting al constellation of Virgo orpio at the end of the s is a badly seen, constellation Scorpio and in the conste he north of t n the evening the 19th ; a es invisible present any f s situated in th of the Mo , of Novemb ow visible du hroughout th month. It onjunction h of it

visible th. noon onth the const uth of the M e night. JUPITER’S S ; first satelli 18m. a.m., rd satellite, 30, 3h. 44m. outh of the corpio until s. is to the sout us on the ar he 19th : to

Pulled signature-side the 2nd ; e North of S eo at the beg JUPITER is li mrise at the eo throughou the 4th. It SATURN rem oon on the is very close URANUS is vis t the end of t he 8th ; arrive outh of the ECLIPSES OF during this THE SUN is sign of Libr Scorpio. The Moo south of S afternoon of Venus 22nd ; sout on the mo Earth at the 20th. New First Full Last MERC the Mo on the during in the and Sc VENU situated in the through that o and is situated It is a little to

Delta Scorpii the morning of MARS continu a distance to telescope. It i It is 6½ deg. no at 6h. 20m. a m JUPITER is n lation of Leo t the end of the the 2nd, and again a Leo throughout the URANUS is in 1 deg. 46m. s throughout t ECLIPSES o disappearance Oct. 27, 3h. disapp. ; thi satellite, Oct THE SUN is the sign of S of Sagittariu The MOON north of Ve

time. / The most popular / hunter

S408 - ERASURE

time. The most popular writer of the day is GUSTAVE AIMARD, the great Indian hunter, whose works have been translated into almost every living language, a deserve such universal recognition, because they are the results of personal experience. There ha writers of thrilling Indian romances before now, in whose company we have scoured over the prair something has ever been lacking in their descriptions. We have felt instinctively a want of that and strong human interest which can alone emanate from a lengthened residence among the wild r singular both the incidents and localities of the tales. It has been Gustave

time. / The most popular / hunter

S408 - ERASURE

time. The most popular hunter, whose works deserve such universal recognition, the results of personal experience. writers of romance have ever been lacking in their descriptions. We have felt a want which can alone emanate from a lengthened residence among the wild tales.

S75 - ORIGINAL

Cloth- and signature-side somnotexts from Peter Parley’s tales about the world : containing Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia, edited by T. Wilson. Published London: Darton and Co. 1850. Baldwin call number 15h2694.

s Cloth-side ant. Where the res of the *eld crossed it, I know not ; but this I know—George Germain, the groom, and myself, only were present when the fox died, which was in less than ten minutes afterwards. “Your horse has carried you well,” said Mr. G. “He has,” said I; “considering I only purchased him out of a dealer’s string, this day se’night, at Rugby fair.” Well—of course the mill-dam was a hundred or two in my pocket. It was very near being much more. Many questions were asked about the grey, one or Signature-side avllin ne houn the cov He had h en, six from Cooven he occu when he hu shment consisted of twenty which were generally pur shire, as yeatlings, and h our days in the week, and vere always made for thre ere made with excellent ju country and the convenie in it. He was one of th ds in the field, and this p repute. They seldom * with a scent was a killing or Will Barrow, one of the cl aw, although, as a huntsm ew-hollo* was musical and sed, neither will it ever be ntable then it is to relate, th unds for upwards of twen d yards from their sterns, i nd trusty servant, broke his t Mr. Corbet, whilst hun been handsomely provid

in his will. Corbet did not shine as a * fences and efore kal for kr nowle

Where, I know not

S75 - ERASURE

ant. Where the res of the *eld crossed it, I know not ; but this I know—George Germain, the groom, and myself, only were present when the fox died, which was in less than ten minutes afterwards. “Your horse has carried you well,” said Mr. G. “He has,” said I; “considering I only purchased him out of a dealer’s string, this day se’night, at Rugby fair.” Well—of course the mill-dam was a hundred or two in my pocket. It was very near being much more. Many questions were asked about the grey, one or

Where, I know not

S75 - ERASURE

Where, I know not ; but this I know—the groom and myself only were present. “He has,” said I, “this day.” Well—of course. It was very near being much more. Many questions were asked

S12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ORIGINAL

From the cloth- and signature-side somnotexts found in Mary Erskine : a Franconia story by Jacob Abbott. Published London: Thomas Allman. Printed Surrey: Billing (Printer and Stereotyper). 1859? Baldwin call number 15h516.

s Left side of scrap (against spine) them in their own poor cotthat, as Mr. Felton was so and needle, he must have Right side of scrap (against spine) *ant ** experience puzzled n* made her at times almost despair. A very unlooked for help, howe itself in this â&#x20AC;&#x153;sewing and shaping * was no other than poor, old Mr. Left side of scrap (against cloth) three equal pieces, by When arranging these p of the remainder, a rmed.

Arranging them in their own poor cotthat, as Mr. Felton was so and needle, he must have

S12 - ERASURE

*ant ** experience puzzled n* made her at times almost despair. A very unlooked for help, howe itself in this “sewing and shaping * was no other than poor, old Mr. three equal pieces, by When arranging these p of the remainder, a rmed.

Arranging

S12 - ERASURE

in their cot he must have puzzled her at times. A very unlooked for help, this poor, old piece, the remainder, a rmed. 24

S146 - ORIGINAL

From the cloth-side somnotext found in Marcus, or, The boy-tamer by Walter Aimwell ; with illustrations. Published Boston : Gould and Lincoln ; New York : Sheldon and Company ; Cincinnati : George S. Blanchard. Printed Boston : Geo. C. Rand & Avery. Electrotyped by W.F. Draper, Andover, Mass. 1859, c1857. Baldwin call number 23h3036.

s Left column ormation thus derived from the services of the reader the crowing glory of all the benefit y mutually oy in so well-conducted an establishment. The custom of reading aloud in the studio is not sima mere pastime for morbid curiosity. On the conrym it is cheering, healthy, and invigorating. Besides, a n of Mr. Orrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mental perception is well aware of the Right column struck with the ingenuity ery there in use. By a judicious of machine work with hand work, Mr. Orr is luckily enabled to add speed to high finish in the perfection of his work. Indeed, Mr. Orr has turned out of his establishment, for our especial use, at various times in the serial course of this present publication, several thousand dollarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of wood cuts which would have been of no service at all if they had not been furnished precisely at the time required. This is an important consid-

Custom

S146 - ERASURE

ormation thus derived from the services of the reader the crowing glory of all the benefit y mutually oy in so well-conducted an establishment. The custom of reading aloud in the studio is not sima mere pastime for morbid curiosity. On the conrym it is cheering, healthy, and invigorating. Besides, a n of Mr. Orrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mental perception is well aware of the struck with the ingenuity ery there in use. By a judicious of machine work with hand work, Mr. Orr is luckily enabled to add speed to high finish in the perfection of his work. Indeed, Mr. Orr has turned out of his establishment, for our especial use, at various times in the serial course of this present publication, several thousand dollarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of wood cuts which would have been of no service at all if they had not been furnished precisely at the time required. This is an important consid-

Custom

S146 - ERASURE

thus derived from the crowning glory, all the benefit in well-conducted reading aloud is a pastime, morbid curiosity. it is cheering, and mental perception is well aware of the ingenuity of hand work. To add speed, for our especial use, the course of service, furnished at the time.

S408 - ORIGINAL

visible th. noon onth the const uth of the M e night. JUPITER’S S ; first satelli 18m. a.m., rd satellite, 30, 3h. 44m. outh of the corpio until s. is to the sout us on the ar he 19th : to

The sun is the sign

S408 - CENTO

aturn on the night inning and in that kewise visible, a latter part of the t the month. It is close to Mercu ains invisible du morning of the 5th to Mercury on th sible after 10 o’clo he month. is s at its stationa oon at 7h. 48m. JUPITER’S SATEL onth, Jupiter bei south of the Equa until 10h. 6m. N is 6 deg. south of J aturn at the same ti of the 3rd ; south of on the night of the h of Jupiter and S ning of Novembe h a.m. of the 5th

visible th. noon onth the const uth of the M e night. JUPITER’S S ; first satelli 18m. a.m., rd satellite, 30, 3h. 44m. outh of the corpio until s. is to the sout us on the ar he 19th : to

the 2nd ; e North of S eo at the beg JUPITER is li mrise at the eo throughou the 4th. It SATURN rem oon on the is very close URANUS is vis t the end of t he 8th ; arrive outh of the ECLIPSES OF during this THE SUN is sign of Libr Scorpio. The Moo south of S afternoon of Venus 22nd ; sout on the mo Earth at the 20th. New First Full Last MERC the Mo on the during in the and Sc VENU situated in the through that o and is situated It is a little to

The sun is the sign

S408 - CENTO

The sun is the sign of the little morning, the thrill of setting on the night. Every living evening, every strong satellite is very close to the tales instinctively universal, in whose company we hunt the constellations throughout their lengthened residence, their incidents, their localities.

S75 - ORIGINAL

s Cloth-side ant. Where the res of the *eld crossed it, I know not ; but this I know—George Germain, the groom, and myself, only were present when the fox died, which was in less than ten minutes afterwards. “Your horse has carried you well,” said Mr. G. “He has,” said I; “considering I only purchased him out of a dealer’s string, this day se’night, at Rugby fair.” Well—of course the mill-dam was a hunDred or two in my pocket. It was very near being much More. Many questions were asked about the grey, one or Signature-side avllin ne houn the cov He had h en, six from Cooven he occu when he hu shment consisted of twenty which were generally pur shire, as yearlings, and h our days in the week, and vere always made for thre ere made with excellent ju country and the convenie in it. He was one of th ds in the field, and this p repute. They seldom * with a scent was a killing or Will Barrow, one of the cl aw, although, as a huntsm ew-hollo* was musical and sed, neither will it ever be ntable then it is to relate, th unds for upwards of twen d yards from their sterns, i nd trusty servant, broke his t Mr. Corbet, whilst hun been handsomely provid

in his will. Corbet did not shine as a * fences and efore kal for kr nowle

The String ant. Where the res of the *eld crossed it, I know not ; but this I know—George Germain, the groom, and myself, only were present when the fox died, which was in less than ten minutes afterwards. “Your horse has carried you well,” said Mr. G. “He has,” said I; “considering I only purchased him out of a dealer’s string, this day se’night, at Rugby fair.” Well—of course the mill-dam was a hunDred or two in my pocket. It was very near being much More. Many questions were asked about the grey, one or avllin ne houn the cov He had h en, six from Cooven he occu when he hu shment consisted of twenty which were generally pur shire, as yearlings, and h our days in the week, and vere always made for thre ere made with excellent ju country and the convenie in it. He was one of th ds in the field, and this p repute. They seldom * with a scent was a killing or Will Barrow, one of the cl aw, although, as a huntsm ew-hollo* was musical and sed, neither will it ever be ntable then it is to relate, th unds for upwards of twen d yards from their sterns, i nd trusty servant, broke his t Mr. Corbet, whilst hun been handsomely provid

in his will. Corbet did not shine as a * fences and efore kal for kr nowle

S75 - CENTO

The String

S75 - CENTO

They seldom near a hundred or two, handsomely, as yearlings. Myself, present when six of the dealer’s string did not shine as servants… Well—of course, they died. The scent of killing, ten minutes afterward, is broken and musical.

S264 – ORIGINAL

From the signature-side somnotext found in The illustrated boys’ own story-book : a volume for summer days and winter nights ; especially adapted for the encouragement, amusement, and recreation of youth at school or at home with numerous engravings from designs by Bertall, Foulquier, Castelli, etc., etc. Published London: Ward and Lock. Printed London: Wertheimer and Co. 1860? Baldwin call number 23h10537

s Left column I have never had an accident with it myself, although I have submitted it to several tests ; and I believe that, whenever accidents have arisen from its use, they are in all cases attributable to its being used in such quantities, or in such a manner, that equivalent quantities of gunpowder would have produced the same result. Common cotton(or any vegetable fiber) immersed in strong nitric and sulfuric acid for ten minutes, and washed in water for half an hour, invaluable to ammunition ; and a besieged city, possessing a few tons of acid, need never want supplies. This is a manufacture which the Russians at Sebastopol can carry on as long as they have access to the and that they are doing so there is a reason to believe, without Right column the Rip Van Winkle, when he was wrecked, and Walker were the only survive Lieut. Thistlethway 26th November, in Soutari Hospital, from the effects of duced by dysyntery and low fever. He was brother Colonel Packenham, who was killed at the WILLIAMS (Captain Samuel Toosey) of the Scots G 23rd ult. at Constantinople, where he had been con clava. The origin of his illness was low fever—the r p ation and excessive fatigues subsequentl Balaclava, at which he gallantly led the second squ Greys, on the memorable 25th October. A gallant

Wrecked S264 - CENTO I have never had an accident with it myself, although I have submitted it to several tests ; and I believe that, whenever accidents have arisen from its use, they are in all cases attributable to its being used in such quantities, or in such a manner, that equivalent quantities of gunpowder would have produced the same result. Common cotton(or any vegetable fiber) immersed in strong nitric and sulfuric acid for ten minutes, and washed in water for half an hour, invaluable to ammunition ; and a besieged city, possessing a few tons of acid, need never want supplies. This is a manufacture which the Russians at Sebastopol can carry on as long as they have access to the and that they are doing so there is a reason to believe, without the Rip Van Winkle, when he was wrecked, and Walker were the only survive Lieut. Thistlethway 26th November, in Soutari Hospital, from the effects of duced by dysyntery and low fever. He was brother Colonel Packenham, who was killed at the WILLIAMS (Captain Samuel Toosey) of the Scots G 23rd ult. at Constantinople, where he had been con clava. The origin of his illness was low fever—the r p ation and excessive fatigues subsequentl Balaclava, at which he gallantly led the second squ Greys, on the memorable 25th October. A gallant 37

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Rip Van Winkle was gallantly besieged for half an hour, washed in water for ten minutes, and I believe that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attributable to low fever ; an acid illness, the origin of his excessive fatigues, cotton balaclava and Russian gunpowder.

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No other than old them in their own poor cotthat, as Mr. Felton was so and needle, he must have

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No other than old

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Three equal pieces, arranging her. At times, sewing and shaping them in their own poor remainder, a very unlooked for help.

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From cloth- and signature-side somnotexts found in The young manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own book : a manual of politeness, intellectual improvement and moral deportment. Published Halifax: Milner and Sowerby. 1860. Baldwin call number 15h3728.

s Right-side-up THE SWISS FA and thus rising and desce countries, therefore, the become an object of cu more disagreeable sensate We must not, therefor the accounts transmitted terrible devastations con It is probable, in early t tle known, and mankin the earth, that serpants sessors of the forest, gre and every other tribe of might have then happen tyrants of a district for mals of this kind, grow hundred, or a hundred lion, the tiger, and ev but feeble opponents. desolation *ound him ; was de fled fetor ess Upside down LY ROBINSON. with the idea of a creatur ome, the upper eye-lid nks only with that below nictitating membrane in birds, which keeps th sight. The substance horny ; crystalline rt of the globe. are very visible in all: melling; though it is pr oy that sense in toler and for

Very visible

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THE SWISS FA and thus rising and desce countries, therefore, the become an object of cu more disagreeable sensate We must not, therefor the accounts transmitted terrible devastations con It is probable, in early t tle known, and mankin the earth, that serpents sessors of the forest, gre and every other tribe of might have then happen tyrants of a district for mals of this kind, grow hundred, or a hundred lion, the tiger, and ev but feeble opponents. desolation *ound him ; was de fled fetor ess LY ROBINSON. with the idea of a creatur ome, the upper eye-lid nks only with that below nictitating membrane in birds, which keeps th sight. The substance horny ; crystalline rt of the globe. are very visible in all: melling; though it is pr oy that sense in toler and for

Very visible

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The tiger, in all the desolation of the globe, was tyrant of the earth ; Feeble (and probable) opponents, the birds of the forest, transmitted the idea that sense might have the upper eye-lid of the serpent and, thus rising, fled early.

Membrane

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THE SWISS FA and thus rising and desce countries, therefore, the become an object of cu more disagreeable sensate We must not, therefor the accounts transmitted terrible devastations con It is probable, in early t tle known, and mankin the earth, that serpants sessors of the forest, gre and every other tribe of might have then happen tyrants of a district for mals of this kind, grow hundred, or a hundred lion, the tiger, and ev but feeble opponents. desolation *ound him ; was de fled fetor ess LY ROBINSON. with the idea of a creatur ome, the upper eye-lid nks only with that below nictitating membrane in birds, which keeps th sight. The substance horny ; crystalline rt of the globe. are very visible in all: melling; though it is pr oy that sense in toler

and for

Membrane

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We must account for the membrane that keeps sight very visible in devastation. The upper eye-lid, thus rising, is, for feeble opponents, desolation. In that sense, the tiger grows more and more disagreeable.

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Signature-side somnotext from Evenings at home, or, The juvenile budget of miscellanies. Aikin, John. Published London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green. Printed London: Spottiswoode and Co. 1863. Baldwin call number 15h537.

s io

on c na n

w tio cr am ha um ka A ha p le l O at

O, at seven

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the radio’s

in the kitchen,

on, choking out the day’s nascent headlines. in the

bathwater, motion, like a waiting horse cribbing and stamping the ground half-damp. Erratum: kindling and higher ground attracts the gulls hearty enough to peel from the sea’s leaching cold. O, at seven.

O, at seven

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the radio’s

in the kitchen,

on, choking out the day’s nascent headlines. in the

O, atrophy

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Radio

in an

ontological specialist, with an acrid, nasal tone;

a drawl, even when motionless. He has not scre amed in the second half of his life. “The sacrum,” he says, “ka-lappséd.” A cutting plosive, crisp as an unworn hat; precise, a little snap, and a flung, falling tail. O, atrophy.

O, atrophy

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Radio

in an

ontological specialist, with an acrid, nasal tone;

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Cloth-side somnotext from Costumes of Europe : with descriptions of the people, manners, and customs by a traveller through Europe. Published Philadelphia: C. G. Henderson. Printed Philadelphia: Smith & Peters. 1852. Baldwin call number 15h1157

s th into thi ne can ta in mind, ind !â&#x20AC;&#x201D;ho â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;er darkness norance is s w can distur all is light lwells a balm ss for every h ught for every ir or every bl n s the soul very hallow r man and y are the he sdom still i* ways most *er paths a

Very hallow

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A swath of foam into this cup (and a swatch of fabric kept) profane the canned taboos we have in mind, rubbing the wool between two fingers and thinking about the foamed lips which wiped themselves on these lapels. Mind !â&#x20AC;&#x201D;how the greater darkness here is ignorance. Is silence that we can disturb (until all is light and the heart swells) a balm; a glass for every heated breath, a drought for every cheek chilled?

Very hallow

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A swath of foam into this cup (and a swatch of fabric kept) profane the canned taboos we have in mind, rubbing the wool between two fingers and thinking about the foamed lips which wiped themselves on these lapels. Mind!â&#x20AC;&#x201D;how the greater darkness here is ignorance. Is silence that we can disturb (until all is light and the heart swells) a balm; a glass for every heated breath, a drought for every cheek chilled?

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From the signature-side somnotext found in The black princess : a true story for young persons by Mrs. Jane M. Besset. Published London: G. Routledge and Co. Printed London: Reed and Pardon. 1856. Baldwin call number 23h4264.

s erical tremor ed the scan not long in r hey came back had occurred , worse than accession of was alone and ight she wake ed from the ress of the surrounding s they crept s uld have give but they wou ing, her lips comfort—no ted and unr night in he hope she ha the terrible st sorrows igned trium the dayligh she shrunk f preferred to ful and unreli ed she had in he Constables’ nothing to s”—for suc ve entered ympathy, how ave offered of rls, who, if bly sensitive, ed with eve

Not long in respite

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Not long in respite, they came back from the break which had occurred. Limp, worse than if it had been rigid, it had been broken by an accession of pressure. She was alone and at the artificial light she waken ed from the deep black, the duress of the throb. Surrounding her bed in masks, they crept softly, to prod her and to adjust her IV.

Not long in respite

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Shaping

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But who was to divide it? Three equal pieces, by a child’s standards, are never equal. When arranging these closely hewn slices of cake, watch that none shows a peep of the remainder, a sliver more, lest one of the children return hungry, and armed.

Shaping

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From the cloth- and signature-side somnotexts from Wandering John. Published Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Louisville: American Sunday-School Union. Date unknown. Baldwin call number 15h6993.

s Cloth-side cra you you we like Signature-side ney; emse infl n be

Tension

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A crawfish is so rigid you can snap it at the elbows, at the knees. A tendon pulls at the back of your heel, lifting your feet. As we bend, so do we split, like a whelkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flesh parting for the knife. Beneath the bone, a honey; sinews like stems, edging around the bone, and an inflamed hinge too swollen to be bent.

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From the cloth-side somnotext found in Sermons to children by F.W.P. Greenwood. Published Boston: James Munroe and Company. Printed Boston : S.N. Dickinson. 1841, c1840. Baldwin call number 23h9113.

s The u of the ol The b the ulna. The ra loid proc The m the fore The

The fore

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The underside of the old cast was moist, grey. The break had, in two places, cracked the ulna. The radial nature of the accident had plunged the bone through the sin, and a keloid was proctoring other healing. The merit of the plaster? The forearm functions, prompting itself to spiral into pieces again, against The face of the asphalt, the cheeks of the palm.

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From the cloth- and signature-side somnotexts found in Charm of entertaining knowledge : comprising history, georgraphy, and natural history by popular authors ; with one hundred pictures by eminent artists. Published London : George Routledge & Co. Printed London : Thomas Harrild. Between 1852 and 1858. Baldwin call number 23h5667.

s Cloth-side Left column Black Lion, Whitefriars-street, Fleet-street. HELL, Drum, Snow’s-fields, Bermondsey. COCK, 1, Elizabeth-place, Stockwell. EY, 15, Camden-street North, Camden-town. RN, Crown, Back-hill, Hatton-garden. ER, Duke of Clarence, Penton-place, Walworth. , 44, Ash Grove Cottages, Hackney. ES, 19A, Blandford-street, Marylebone. , George, Queen Anne-street, Marylebone. SON, King’s Head, Broad-street, Bloomsbury. KENZIE, Regalia, Augustus-street, Regent’s-park. BLETON, Artichoke, Ratcliff-highay, WN, White Lion, Tooley-street. D. 7, Bath-terrace, Horsemonger-lane. P, White Lion, High-street, Pentonville. MPSON, 266, High-street, Wapping. RY, World-turned-upside-down, Old Kent-road Right column 4 * Whitmarsh, Mr. John, late of 3, Portsmouthplace, Kennington 4 * Whitmore, Mr. Felix, Jun. 4 * Whittington, Mr. Edward, 9, Nutford-place, Edgware-road 4 * Whittle, Mr. Auctioneer, 45, Old-street, St. Luke’s 5 * Wicken, Mr. Charles, Old Justice, Bermondseywall 5 * Wickens, Mr. Samuel, Prince of Wales, Banner-street, St. Luke’s 2 || Wickens, Mrs. Frances, ditto ditto 3 || Wicker, Mrs. Ann Darling, King’s Arms, Millwall, Poplar 4 * Wicker, Mr. Charles, ditto ditto 5 * Wicker, Mrs. Margaret, Cock, Cock-hill

Signature-side SON LOW, SON, & AVE PUBLISHED BY THE FOLLOWING BY MRS. H. B. S CABIN (and KEY). Illus 8 vo., cloth extra, 28s. With upwards of ssion of this beautiful edition having bee g, persons desirous of possessing it as the der it at once. FOR MY CHILDREN. Eng d by an English Lady, under direction of t ustrations. Square, cloth extra, 4s. 6d. e with pleasure; it is an excellent little n. y colloquial style, and with an energetic ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin;’ it is a useful schoo uld be very effective on the scholars.” –G her Geography for Children, has displayed rdinary amount of success.” –Britannia. taught a little flock of children of my own but young folks like you; and when I have hildren by my way of teaching Geography, I I have made this little book for you.” –Extr ORIES OF FOREIGN LAN Library Edition. 2 vols. post 8 vo. 12s. SKETCHES OF NEW ENG ver,” feap, 8 vo. cloth, 2s. 6d. Popular Edit e of the Great Dismal Swa cloth, 2s. 6d. Popular Edition, 1s. 6d. LOW, SON, & CO. 47 Ludgate Hill ‘S COUGH LOZEN COLD is the original caus iseases peculiar to this climate, and ders. The most efficacious and agr

H LOZENGES, which, taken on th and soothes the respiratory orga ful remedies. n BOXES, 1s. 1½d., and Tins, 2s. 9d. S KEATING, Chemist &c. 79 St. Paul Druggists, &c. WORM TABLETS (KEA ery of unfailing remedy for W has now been concentrated in the fo taken by Children ; and one to thr ect a safe and certain cure. Tins, 1s, 1½d. and 2s. 9d. each 9, St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, ent Medicine Vendors in the World KEATING’S WORM TABLET” a

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At her hands, an artichoke became the kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head, each layer peeled away to create new hollows for his eyes, his sunken nose, gash of a mouth. At her lips, a white dandelion, poised to have its floating seeds banished to Blandford Street, Marylebone or to Old Justice, Bermondsey-wall or to World-turned-upside-down, Old Kent-road.

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S240 – ORIGINAL

From the cloth-side somnotext found in A B C for Catholic children : a series of stories for young readers with a word, now and then, to parents and grown folks by A.M. Grussi.. Published New York : P.J. Kenedy ; Excelsior Catholic Publishing House. 1889. Baldwin call number 23h9224.

s ally to see his in the afternoon g his family not usual, being almo he road along t the sloping vale le farmers reside g at their board ; oon reached the ranged all to his , from whom he re pression of surprise y immediately w he little parlour, w rate, at which the , and in a short ti which they spee , and the jug was till the toll of Harry then re g a wish that he d, “so many fea so many alarm into a discussion aërial beings ; Ja , and Harry as fi ames, seeing that __________________ marory Bush was a large of Randalstown, in goi airies, witches, and evil was a place very few like after

Drumarory Bush

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When the sun’s great eye has closed and the sky its sleepy head has bent, walk not down Ahoghill road or you may smell the vile scent of the devil’s rude cigar, rising against the fall of the day’s blue blush from the Drumarory Bush. The path at night is treacherous, and your horse may break its foot. If you find yourself in passing, you’ll see naught through the soot of dark. The road will rise, the boughs will cry the sad song of the thrush… and there will stand, with knotty eyes the Drumarory Bush. The hawthorne stood there many years marking the turn in the brae, and now a twisted stump remains for the fairy folk to pay their small respects with dew and poison mushrooms in the brush around the Drumarory Bush.

Drumarory Bush

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From the signature-side somnotext found in Children's Trials. Published London : The Religious Tract Society. 1858. Baldwin call number 15h1025.

s dry ones round the loins, and to all parts affected, after every application of the Water-cure, it is most important. These bandages must be worn day and night: during the

Water-cure

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She poultices her stiffening knees with damp herbs and wraps dry towels around her thighs. Her feet on the raised footboard are puffed and shiny pink, as useless as clubs. These bandages must be worn day and night : during the changing, her joints breathe sage and halitosis into the air, and the leaves gather around the drain in the stained bathtub.

Water-cure

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From the signature-side somnotext found in Amy and Marion's voyage around the world, by Sarah B. Adams. Published Boston : D. Lothrop and Company. 1878. Baldwin call number 23h308.

s ng. went over Alden’s Bridge, and lot.” Beyond this, along was the lan

Beyond This

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Looking down at the roiling, gaited water through the grate of a drawbridge or the glowing cellar of a Chinese restaurant below a New York street provokes me to grasp handrails and the shoulders of strangers with sweating palms. At the steering wheel, my grandmother shakes as she turns onto the ramp over Aldenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bridge biting her lip and watching the concrete drop her in the middle of the river.

Beyond This

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From the signature-side somnotext found in The age of fable, or, Beauties of mythology, edited by J. Loughran Scott ; with a classical index and dictionary and nearly two hundred illustrations. Bulfinch, Thomas. Published Philadelphia : David McKay. Printed Philadelphia : Sherman & Co.. c.1898. Baldwin call number 23h5028.

s his soul labored: “O God! I could be bounded in a nut-shell, and nt myself a king of infinite space ; were it not that I have bad reams.” But he goes no further ; he sees through their purpose : ay then I have nies upon him

Rubbed

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Where the grout has labored to cling between two bricks, a lisp of soil, an unrolling embryo, and a greying pistachio shell fancy themselves subterranean and not underfoot, downtrodden.

Rubbed

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Where the grout has labored to cling between two bricks, a lisp of soil, an unrolling embryo, and a greying pistachio shell fancy themselves subterranean and not underfoot, downtrodden.

Hamlet

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In the bad reams of a paper man, his space is finite, his nut-shell bounded by boards and cloth.

Hamlet

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In the bad reams of a paper man, his space is finite, his nut-shell bounded by boards and cloth.

Gratitude

Q This work could not have reached fruition without the assistance and support of many, many people. My deepest gratitude is extended to: Dr. R. Brandon Kershner, poetic guide Dr. Terry Harpold, research mentor Rita J. Smith, research companion and former Baldwin curator The University Scholars Program the tireless staff of the Rare Books and Special Collections reading room at the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries

…among many others, including Wes and Harriet.