The Patrol at Barnegat
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| All ? Through Nature's gloom,—the —through |
| wild, wild storm, |
| The stretching shore and |
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| The midnight covering all |
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| And on the sand a |
| straggling group with ears alert |
| with ears alert, with |
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| And on the sand, with ears |
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| With piercing eyes, seaward |
| inclining |
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| Brav |
| Amidst |
| The ^swirling wintry blast, the |
| gusts of snow, |
| Alone with ^Dauntless Confronting Night, and |
| Storm and Sea |
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| Through the |
| the fierce |
| the midnight howling |
| the fierce snow driving |
| ^through slush and sand toilsome, the mortar dragging, |
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Date
- The date of the letter on the verso and the first publication date indicate that this manuscript was composed between May and June, 1880.
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Editorial note
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"Patroling Barnegat" was published first in The American in June, 1880.
On the verso of the first manuscript leaf is a letter dated May 12, 1880. The letter appears to be from E. H. Hames of The Literary World magazine.
The verso of
leaf #1 is
blank.
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Location
- Patroling Barnegat | The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839-1919, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
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