Posted on 12/06/2018 7:08:54 AM PST by mairdie
"Past is the Hour," a poem of a jilted lover, was published by Henry Livingston, the author of "Night Before Christmas" in the 6 Aug 1794 issue of the New York Weekly Museum under the pseudonym "R." The music "Ah, Sure" is from Henry's music manuscript. The poem is read by Byron Nilsson, who played Henry in "The Trial Before Christmas." Vintage postcard illustrations.
Byron has also narrated a letter from Henry to his grandson, Sidney Breese, later US Senator from Illinois and Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Wav file only, for now. Henry's letters were saved in the Illinois State Archives. Note that Henry, like the NBC author, uses mama and papa. Moore, in his letters, uses mother.
For a short description of the Night Before Christmas authorship attribution controversy, see a previous poem announcement.
PING
of his doctor, Peter Tappan —>> of his doctor, Peter Tappan’s, wife. Otherwise the spaghetti would have turned into a simple, single strand of fettucini.
Awwwwwwww that is PRECIOUS!
“How all the children in Poughkeepsie weren’t born with two heads is beyond me.”
ROFL!
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