https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/37e0a24c69ea05d27fdda47a524c4f7d.pdf 155173d867d5f24ad6cf3e2350018a9c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cushmania Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876. Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882. gossip Description An account of the resource A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, magazine clippings) collected from the Library of Congress, New York Public Library, and Philadelphia Historical Society that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, leading actress of the nineteenth century Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress New York Public Library Philadelphia Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816-1876 Poem a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme Text Any textual data included in the document [2976] An Old Tune To C. Cushman Dost thou remember when we roved in summer's glowing prime While Friendship's sacred bells sung out a soft and merry chime? — Dost thou remember where we stood beneath the old elm boughs With laughing speech upon our lips and mirth upon our brows? Dost thou remember singing there, in wild and fitful tone A melody of by-gone days — one of sweet nature's own? Dost thou remember, Lady, when the topmost leaf was green Hushing the sing-dove overhead with Jack o'Hazeldean? Oh little didst thou know the spell that old tune had for me, A mist came o'er the broad blue air, a dimness round the tree, I knew the branch was still as bright, I knew the sky was clear, But I was breathing through a sigh and gazing through a tear   [2976 reverse] That old time brought a busy crow of shadows to my slide, It flung a narrow flood gate back that Iet in memory's tide. quick visions came upon my heart of all that once had been, When other lips enchained my ear with "Jack o'Hazeldean" I knew Affection's lonely dove still dwelt within my breast, and deemed  that it had ceased to miss the one that cheered and blest. I knew its mourneful note full long had been acutely deep But thought the dark grey wing of time had nested it to sleep; Not so, not so; that old tune bore my spirit on its breath Back to the days when Hope and Joy made Life a wild flower wreath It bore me to the rude porch [...] behind the woodbine screen Where many a summer night's heard sweet "Jock o'Hazeldean". It call'd up kind and gentle eyes whose glances fell on mine.   [2977] Like the soft moon that looketh down to bid the dew gems shine It raised again the homaged form, it brought the placid smile Till the electric flash of Pain laid waste my fairy pile. Lady! I know thou lovest me— but scarcely can'st thou tell How bitterly this brain can throb, how fast these heartstrings swell; As blight winds wither up the flower yet do their work unseen so did'st then smile my glowing soul with "Jock o'Hazeldean" That old tune taught me still to feel how weak and wild a thing This bosom is in face of all that season's aid can bring; and had I lingered by thy side, perchance thou mighst have smiled To find me as a harp untuned, and weeping like a child Lady, I know, thou lovest me — let others chaunt the strain, But do not thou e'er sing to me that ballad lay again;   [2977 reverse] There's something in the earnest tone probing where bitter wounds have been Reminding of a mother's voice in Jock o'Hazeldean Eliza Cooke.   From The name and email address of the person sending the email Cook, Eliza, 1818-1889 To The name(s) and email address(es) of the person to whom the email was sent Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Admin Comment Comments for further research, pending questions, tasks that still have to be completed Cf. Easley (2018): CC asked Sarah Anderton (love triangle) to publish this poem in Sheffield Iris (Oct 1845) (of which there is, of course, no indication in this letter, since CC’S request came after receiving it) voyeuristic appeal due to the editor’s not “Cook’s poems helped to create a sense of iconoclastic off-stage persona” (37) republished in Eliza Cook's Journal 1853 Secondary Texts: Comments Secondary sources that have explicitly commented on the respective item or raised important concerns/questions that are of interest "Cook’s poems helped to create a sense of iconoclastic off-stage persona" (Easley 2018, p. 37) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poem by Eliza Cook to Charlotte Cushman Description An account of the resource A Love Letter written in the form of a poem by Cook to Cushman. <h3>Credit</h3> <a href="https://www.loc.gov/">Library of Congress</a>, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cook, Eliza, 1818-1889 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LoC, CCP Box 10: 2976-2977 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0332 admirers love press coverage same-sex attraction social capital