Content:
This is a proof of "Old Age's
Ship & Crafty Death's," first published in
Century Magazine
February 1890, with
corrections and annotations in Whitman's hand.
Content:
An early draft written in ink, with a correction in blue pencil, of
"Old Age's Ship and
Crafty Death's," first published in 1890. The draft
has the underlined title "Old Age's Ship and crafty Death" half way down the page. One
page is written on the back an opened envelope addressed to Whitman and
postmarked Scarborough, December 20, 1888.
Whitman Archive Title: Old Age's Ship and Crafty Death's