DE VIGNY Alfred (1797-1863). French writer. Autograph... Lot 5

DE VIGNY Alfred (1797-1863). French writer. Autograph poem entitled "Les chemins de fer" (s.l.) January 1848. 1 p. in-folio oblong. The author states beside the title "Fragment de La maison du Berger. Poëme [sic]". The poem "Les chemins de fer" forms the last 4 sevenths of "La maison du Berger" poem first published on July 8, 1844, in the Revue des Deux Mondes, then in the collection Les Destinées. "Let us avoid these paths. - Their journey is without grace, Since it is as swift, on its iron lines, As the arrow thrown through space From bow to goal, whistling through the air. Thus thrown into the distance, the human creature Breathes and sees, in all nature, But a suffocating fog through which lightning flashes. [...] " Expert : Mme Céline Bertin