Poem: To Sleep, written after a night's incarceration in prison from William Lloyd Garrison

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Title:
Poem: To Sleep, written after a night's incarceration in prison from William Lloyd Garrison
Description:
In this poem written by William Lloyd Garrison, he describes the joy of sleeping although being imprisoned in jail. "Even to this desolate place - Thou com'st, as 'twere a palace trimm'd with gold," Garrison writes.
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[ca. 1832–1867]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Poetry
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 18 x 19 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z110c421
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
[Place of publication not identified]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5870367
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.41, p.89
Barcode:
39999085840708