Talk:Frances Sargent Osgood
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Is it relevant to add the "A Valentine" connection? I would edit the article to include the following...
Her name can be found in "A Valentine"(1846) by taking the first letter of the first line, the second letter of the second line, the third letter of the third line etc.
"A Valentine" by Edgar Allan Poe For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,
- Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,
Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
- Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasure
- Divine- a talisman- an amulet
That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure-
- The words- the syllables! Do not forget
The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
- And yet there is in this no Gordian knot
Which one might not undo without a sabre,
- If one could merely comprehend the plot.
Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
- Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
- Of poets, by poets- as the name is a poet's, too,
Its letters, although naturally lying
- Like the knight Pinto- Mendez Ferdinando-
Still form a synonym for Truth- Cease trying!
- You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.
..... but I'm not really sure whether it's useful. Alyblaith 00:43, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
- (I've been responding to old questions lately...) It's very relevant - I love how you formatted it... but it would take up too much room in the article. As such, there's a link to Wikisource. Midnightdreary 04:24, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Please see A Valentine (Poe)/highlighted at Wikisource. - Epousesquecido (talk) 20:07, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Expansion and clean-up
If there's anyone else watching this page... I was hoping to make this page be my focus for the last week of January and into February, maybe getting it up to good article quality. Anyone want to collaborate here? --Midnightdreary (talk) 16:48, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
- I have been watching this article since I started Samuel Stillman Osgood‎ her husband. I hope to be able to help from time to time. I am a regular wiki contributor but I only do a little "dab" at a time. Daytrivia (talk) 17:49, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
- I always watch this page and would love to help. - Epousesquecido (talk) 18:25, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
- Wow, quick responses! This is great! I have a few Edgar Poe sources so I can add from those - hopefully they say enough about Fanny outside of her Poe years. Any help is certainly welcome! Once I finish bringing Walt Whitman up to snuff, I'll focus on this page. --Midnightdreary (talk) 18:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
- I always watch this page and would love to help. - Epousesquecido (talk) 18:25, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
I found another image here. I will put it on Commons. - Epousesquecido (talk) 03:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- Quick progress report... we started at 6,671 bytes in length. We're now at 9,571 - that's a 40% increase! I'm impressed! --Midnightdreary (talk) 00:31, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- We're now over 11,000, by the way. I hope you like the new main image. By the way, I think I remember reading once that she signed her works "Mrs. Osgood" - is this true? Can it be verified? --Midnightdreary (talk) 19:48, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- The new picture is great. In response to your question about the way she signed her work see here. I don't know if that helps. I will keep looking. - Epousesquecido (talk) 14:01, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
- The scan of the cover is really bad, otherwise I'd add it as an image here. Oh, by the way, I added a couple poems to the Wikisource page: s:Author:Frances Sargent Osgood. I think I'd like to see more images of her works but other than that, Wiki has some decent coverage of Mrs. Osgood now! --Midnightdreary (talk) 17:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- The new picture is great. In response to your question about the way she signed her work see here. I don't know if that helps. I will keep looking. - Epousesquecido (talk) 14:01, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
- We're now over 11,000, by the way. I hope you like the new main image. By the way, I think I remember reading once that she signed her works "Mrs. Osgood" - is this true? Can it be verified? --Midnightdreary (talk) 19:48, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
