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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06583.05 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 4 items Order a Copy

Four newspaper clippings possibly contained within the 1863 diary of Calvin Symmes Mixter (refer to GLC06583.02), a Civil War soldier. No publication information is included. The first clipping contains Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin's poem "Ode to the Deity," translated into English by Dr. John Bowring. Another clipping exalts George Washington. The third clipping consists of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 'The Republic From "The Building Of The Ship."' A fourth clipping discusses possible post-Civil War economical and social changes.

Bowring, John, Sir, 1792-1872
Derzhavin, Gavrill Romanovich, 1743-1816
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Mixter, Calvin Symmes, b. 1832
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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