The original, undated publication of this short poem, as found in the Burleigh scrapbooks at John Hay Collection, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Death, the Devil, and the Drunkard mowing with scythes. Note the Devil is dark-skinned, but his facial hair looks more like a Spaniard than any African-American of the time.
Back view of George Shepard Burleigh and Ruth Burgess Burleigh's home in Little Compton Rhode Island, known as "The Owl's Nest" - from Minnie Spies thesis.
Full-page illustration in "The Court of King Arthur: stories from the Land of the Round Table" by William Henry Frost. Illustrated by Sydney Richmond Burleigh.