Robert Frost Handwritten & Signed Excerpt From His Poem "Happiness Makes Up in Height for What It

Robert Frost
Stetson, FL, ca. 1938
Robert Frost Handwritten & Signed Excerpt From His Poem "Happiness Makes Up in Height for What It Lacks in Length," 1938
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Robert Frost (1874-1963). An excerpt from Robert Frost's 1938 poem, "Happiness Makes Up in Height for What It Lacks in Length," handwritten and signed in black ink. 1p, on a sage colored sheet measuring 4.25" x 5.25", Stetson, Florida, ca. 1938. Wear includes age toning, light soiling, and slight fading of ink. Else, very good.

In full:

"I can but wonder whence
I get the lasting sense
Of so much warmth and light.
If my mistrust is right
It may be altogether
From one day's perfect weather.

Robert Frost
Stetson, 1938"

Frost delivered a lecture at Stetson University in Florida on February 18, 1938 - it is possible that this poem was signed during his visit.

Robert Frost is recognized as a highly distinguished American poet, known for his moving poetry often describing rural New English life. Frost spent the first forty years of his life as an unknown and only gained popularity after returning from England at the beginning of World War I. Over the span of his career, Frost won the Pulitzer Prize four times. When he wasn't composing, Frost taught English at Amherst and Middlebury Colleges.

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4.25" x 5.25"