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Lot 51

Dolley Madison autographed poetic quotation, 1848

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Dolley Madison autographed poetic quotation, dated July 27th, 1848, written to William W. Stickney (U.S. Attorney for the state of New Hampshire), inscribed The passions are like sounds of nature, only heard in her solitude. Our senses may captivate us with beauty; but in absence we forget or can conquer so artificial an impression. Our vanity may enamour us with rank; but the affections of vanity are traced in sand; but who can love genius and not feel that the sentiment it excites partakes of its own intenseness and its own immortality, 6 5/8" x 4 1/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida.

Condition

Some mounting residue on corners of verso.