The Muse; or, Flowers of Poetry; a Choice Collection of Favorite Odes, Poems, Songs, Elegies, Dirges, Epitaphs, Epigrams, Elegant Extracts, &c.
Cornish, Maine: Published and Sold by the Author, 1827. First edition. 12mo (gathered in nines), contemporary full calf, dark blue morocco label, gilt lettering, 216 pages. A pleasantly crudely-made anthology, largely of English poems, though Key's "Star-Spangled Banner" does make an early appearance here. Even the poems on patriotic and..... More