The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Touchstone

Allingham, William. "The Touchstone." New York Saturday Press. (1866-1-20).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

Poem of a man who is imprisoned because of a new standard of value he presents to the world. There are definite parallels between this and the story of Christ.