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MADISON, DOLLEY

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MADISON, DOLLEY
<b>98. DOLLEY MADISON </b>(1768 - 1849) First Lady and famed Washington hostess, wife of James Madison, fourth President of the United States. Excellent touching A.Ms.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], a six-line poem penned for Caroline J. Nourse. In full: "<i>Love should be pure...Harmless as Pilgrims kisses on the shrines of virgin Martyrs, holy as the thoughts of dying saints, when angels hover o'er them, Harmonious, gentle, soft, such love should be, The zephyr, not the whirlwind of the soul. D. P. Madison</i>". Fine condition, nicely set in a satin mat with an engraving, ornately framed. <b>$1,000-1,500</b>