"The Courtship of Miles Standish"   Lot no. 3053

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative poem The Courtship of Miles Standish originally published in 1858 tells the story of the love triangle between John Alden, Miles Standish and Priscilla Mullins during the early days of the Plymouth Colony. Longfellow was a descendant of John Alden. The present work illustrates the scene in the poem where John admires Priscilla spinning:

“Truly, Priscilla,” he said, “when I see you spinning and spinning, 
Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others, 
Suddenly you are transformed, are visibly changed in a moment; 
You are no longer Priscilla, but Bertha the Beautiful Spinner.”
(H.W. Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1902, p. 134)
Please note this work is sold and shipped framed

LITERATURE

H.W. Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1902, p. 134, illustrated.

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