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Title
"When days of Beauty deck the vale"
Names
Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848 (Author)
Collection

Emily Brontë papers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1836 - 1999
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS 19106
Genres
Manuscripts
Poetry
Notes
Date: Collection dates: 1830s-1990s [bulk 1830s-1844]
Content: On same sheet with her: "Evening sun was sinking down, Fall leaves fall die flowers away, In dungeons dark I cannot sing, Loud without the wind was roaring, Starry night shall comfort bring, Still beside that dreary water, There swept adown ... H."
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22850626
MSS Unit ID: 19106
Archives EAD ID: 3380193
Photo Order: 67730
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 426c8550-673c-013e-c5fc-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1818: Creator Born
  • 1836: Created (Approximate)
  • 1848: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""When days of Beauty deck the vale"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1836 - 1999. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2dfecb00-9e22-013e-79f9-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""When days of Beauty deck the vale"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2dfecb00-9e22-013e-79f9-0242ac110002

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1836 - 1999). "When days of Beauty deck the vale" Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2dfecb00-9e22-013e-79f9-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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"When days of Beauty deck the vale"