Sold for:
$323
$323
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894), Autograph quotation signed, dated September 12, 1885, titled "The Voiceless", first verse, "We count the broken lyres that rest/Where the sweet wailing singers slumber/But o'er their silent sister's breast/The wild-flowers who will stoop to number? /A few can touch the magic string/And noisy Fame is proud to win them; Alas for those who never sing/But dies with all their music in them!", matted and framed, sight size 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-10-30
