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circa 1876

Stedman, Edmund C., 1833-1908

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Yes, in the world's eternal plan...]

Stedman wrote this poem upon the death of Horace Greeley to be read at the dedication of the Printer's Monument in Greeley's honor: "Yes, in the world's eternal plan / Divinity itself is given / To him who lives or dies for Man / And looks within his soul for heaven."

GLC05508.234

1864/02/19

Stedman, Edmund C., 1833-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard H. Stoddard re: asking person to proof an article

Stedman was a noted American poet and literary critic.

GLC02453.32

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