Sir Edwin Arnold, who is passing through Philadelphia to-morrow, (Friday) desires to express in person to Mr Walt Whitman his great admiration and gratitude, and will take leave to call upon him at Camden, in the loc_as.00173_large.jpg afternoon or early evening
loc_as.00171_large.jpg loc_as.00172_large.jpgCorrespondent:
Sir Edwin Arnold
(1832–1904), the British poet and journalist, had visited Whitman in
Camden in September 1889 and wrote frequently about it. See for example, "Arnold and Whitman," which was published in the September 26, 1889,
issue of The Daily Picayune. Whitman found the visitor
interesting but too effusive: "My main objection to him, if objection at all,
would be, that he is too eulogistic—too flattering" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Friday, September 13, 1889).