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For my own part, I have more than once chosen the latter alternative.
In my next letter, I shall take the reader 'way to the jumping off place of the island. P AUMANOK .
I know from the frequent bent of my own feelings, that yearning for the freshness and quiet of the country—that
published as a two-volume book in the United States in 1848, entitled The History of Rinaldo Rinaldini, Captain
Yes, Messrs. of the city: I have found no precept more strongly taught, by my rambles among this often
An old woman, the mistress of the place, bustled about, and regaled my repast with many words: her husband
nine children lived home—they had no servants—that they were rich—and that they seized ravenously on my
published as a two-volume book in the United States in 1848, entitled The History of Rinaldo Rinaldini, Captain
I am convinced of one thing, (I must say my say out,) that even cleaning and salting fish for a few hours
I've no idea of losing my dog by a darned shirk!"
On the same occasion there was the prettiest of marine exhibitions—prettier, to my eyes, than any New
in, and throwing out of those lines, and the rapid depositing of fish in the boats, which seemed, to my
My friends on sea-bass intent (they were waiting for a particular wind, or something to complete their
My heart to night Runs over with the fullness of content;" —which we have marked for publication.
.; This poem later appeared as "Calamus No. 40," Leaves of Grass (1860); as "That Shadow My Likeness,
.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
.; Reprinted as "Interpolation Sounds" in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
[Out from Behind This Mask]Reprinted as "Out from Behind This Mask: To confront My Portrait, illustrating
[Come, said my Soul]According to the Comprehensive Reader's Edition of Leaves of Grass, this poem appeared
Two Rivulets" section of Two Rivulets (1876).; Reprinted as "Out from Behind This Mask: To confront My
"Come, Said My Soul" was reprinted in the New York Daily Tribune, 19 February 1876, and on the title
see also a letter Whitman writes to his niece, Jessie Louisa Whitman, on March 6, 1887: "Well I had my
see also a letter Whitman writes to his niece, Jessie Louisa Whitman, on March 6, 1887: "Well I had my
My Departure
My Canary Bird
mentions in a letter to Richard Maurice Bucke on February 16, 1888: "it is chilly here as I finish this—my
My Boys and Girls MY BOYS AND GIRLS.
Yet such is the case, as I aver upon my word.
Several times has the immortal Washington sat on my shoulders, his legs dangling down upon my breast,
Right well do I love many more of my children. H. is my "summer child."
But shall I forget to mention one other of my children?
Because issues of The Rover do not include a publication date, there is some disagreement about when "My
suggests March or April 1844—between March 27 and April 20, 1844—as the likely date of publication of "My
For more information on the autobiographical aspects of the story and its publication, see "About 'My
My 71st Year
Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; Our transcription is based on a digital image of a microfilm
.; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891). Transcription not currently available.
Whitman Archive has not yet verified publication information for this poem.; Reprinted in Good-bye My
little son, Prince Arthur, who was taken prisoner by his usurping uncle: "Grief fills the room up of my
had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.— I will not keep this form upon my
head, When there is such disorder in my wit.
My boy, my Arthur, my fair son!
My life, my joy, my food, my all in the world, My widow–comfort, and my sorrow's cure!"
Barcoure was a young man—like my hero.
Indeed it may be found, before the end of my story, that the right of main personage may lie between
advance any farther, it were well for me to remind the reader that I seek to paint life and men, in my
New-York is my birth-place.
Of my brothers and sisters I shall introduce only one, my brother Matthew, not quite two years younger
I was intended for the profession of the law; though, being lazy in my studies, it was not until my twenty-first
The very first day of my appearance there, about the middle of the morning, there came to see my master
My eyesight seemed to waver, my head felt dizzy, and a feeling of deadly nausea came over me.
This naval Captain has not been identified.
.; This naval Captain has not been identified.; Our transcription is based on a digital image of a microfilm
The following officers were then unanimously elected for the ensuing year: Captain —WILLIAM H.
though shining out very brightly by fits and starts, seemed incapable of conveying any warmth, I took my
hat, which I was able to keep on my head not without considerable effort.
My flesh quivered with the bitter coldness of the air. My breath appeared steam. Qu-foo-o!
I gave an extra pull of my hat over my brows—a closer adjustment of my collar around my shoulders, and
way homeward, imbue my fancy with a kindred glee and joyousness!
"My child!" she cried, in uncontrollable agony, "O! my child!"
This sentence and the preceding one, beginning "My child," first appeared, with minor differences, in
first sentence was revised further for publication as "Little Jane:" in "The Reformed," it reads "'My
she cried, in uncontrollable agony, 'my child! you die!'" Then there was silence awhile.
.; This sentence and the preceding one, beginning "My child," first appeared, with minor differences,
first sentence was revised further for publication as "Little Jane:" in "The Reformed," it reads "'My
she cried, in uncontrollable agony, 'my child! you die!'"
The Captain's Daughter.
journal of James Brooke, Esq., of Sarawack, (now agent for the British government in Borneo.) by Captain
Burke, Chatham, Adam Clarke, Lord Clive, Captain Cook, Fox, Franklin, Warren Hastings, Bishop Heber,
.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; "Old Age Echoes" was the title given to a collection of four
poems first published in Lippincott's Magazine: Sounds of the WinterReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (
The Unexpress'dReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).
Sail Out for Good, Eidólon YachtReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).
After the ArgumentReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).
equipages roll by—I see the respectful bow at the presence of pride—and I curse the contrast between my
The lofty air—the show of dress—the aristocratic demeanor—the glitter of jewels—dazzle my eyes; and sharp-toothed
Why: should my path be so much rougher than theirs? Pitiable, unfortunate man that I am!
to be placed beneath those whom in my heart I despise—and to be constantly tantalized with the presence
I am but in the beginning of life, and my heart has not lost its sympathy with the cheerful and bright
My old friends, Mr.
men and their maneuvers that I was now gazing An invalid-looking man came slowly up the hill while my
The man, at my request, showed me one of the globules which he was in the habit of taking daily.
I shall remember that dinner to my dying day. We pulled up stakes, and put for home.
I made my bed in the furled sail, watching the stars as they twinkled, and falling asleep so.
An indescribable serenity pervaded my mind—a delicious abnegation of the ties of the body.
And the gentle creature blushes at my protestations of love, and leans her cheek upon my neck.
"My brother, thus have I lived my life. Your look asks me if I have been happy.
"My brother, a maiden's tears washed my stern resolves away.
Various fortune followed my path.
But I can lay my hand upon my heart, and thank the Great Master, that the sunshine has been far oftener
I was alone, the family of my host having gone on some visit to a neighbor.
Insensibly, my consciousness became less and less distinct; my head leaned back; my eyes closed; and
my senses relaxed from their waking vigilance.
The person to whom I spoke stared in my face surprisedly.
"Himself hung it around my neck," said the veteran.
to the oppressive factory conditions created by the capitalist factory owners that he called "The Captains
to the oppressive factory conditions created by the capitalist factory owners that he called "The Captains
"Revenge and Requital," the narrator concludes of the redeemed main character Philip that "Some of my
where the narrator reflects on his own death: "There is many a time when I could lay down, and pass my
In one scene where Whitman describes the death of a child, in the autobiographical "My Boys and Girls
fiercely, and rack my soul with great pain."
A Fact," a reader denoted solely as "R" explained in the letter: "My feelings were very much excited
the stories he had written approximately fifty years earlier, when, according to the poet, "I tried my
Wisdom" as Captain William A.
upon them without any of the bitterness and mortification which they might be supposed to arouse in my
The formal narration of them, to be sure, is far from agreeable to me—but in my own self-communion upon
Michael Winship has written in response to an email inquiry that: My working hypothesis is that there
.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
Now I, who so love to see my neighbors happy," the hunchback grinned, "could not bear that the pretty
I approached, and told him my errand.
He took my letter—and then asked me into his hut; for it was near at hand.
He put before me some drink and meat, and then, though he spoke not, I saw he wished my departure.
"And now you have all of my story—and I must go, for it is time Peter Brown received his answer."
My people knew not of my coming—none but my brother's wife, to whom I confided my purpose, lest they
The love of life was strong in my soul.
I felt my arm, and said to myself, perhaps in the village of the pale-faces, there may be something that
In the night, when all were sleeping, I came out from our lodge, and bent my steps toward your town.
"Shame were it to me and my wife," said Thorne, "did we let one who has saved a life very dear to us,
For two or three mornings past, on going as I usually do at daylight to take care of my cattle, and feed
them, I have missed something from the storehouse where I keep my grain and farming utensils.
"And lest I should oversleep myself," said the boy, "come to my window, which opens on the river, and
"They met—this man and my sister.
My sister fell!
"One day my sister was missing.
He accepted my challenge.
I was blinded by my hate for my sister's betrayer.
Thorne, "it will be the best for Quincy to come with my party.
"Know you aught of this terrible business, my son?"
Boddo went on, "though to tell the fact, he did not know it himself for quite a long while—I, with my
And I would not have my wife come hither, at least at present—for I think of no good she can do.
Tell me, Father Luke, how long do you think will be the duration of my illness?"
But judging from the best of my knowledge, I may be able to recover you in three days, so that you can
At this very moment you are falling into a fever which will require all my watchfulness.
Now, my son, compose yourself to sleep."
"My companions and myself have been sent hither," answered the other, "to learn from you what you can
They will ask me of news about my brother: Let me not say, I left him weeping like a girl!"
"Tell them," rejoined the chief, "that I met my punishment as a hunter grasps the hand of one he loves
When I came hither, not many days since, I was near to death, even then—and my fate would have happened
monk when he could safely walk the distance of the village: "Though judging by the cool kindness of my
"Patience, my son!" said the holy father; "tomorrow I will myself accompany you thither.
Indeed, had there been a little hurrahing, we might (my companion and I,) have fancied ourselves some
Lighting his pipe very deliberately, he proceeded to catechise me as to my name, birth-place, and lineage—where
I was from last, where I was staying, what my occupation was, and so on.
He volunteered the information that he was a Universalist in his religious belief, and asked my opinion
now pretty far advanced, Aunt Rebby wended on her way towards the east; and the old man, with I and my
Having neither the funds nor disposition to pass my little term of ruralizing at the fashionable baths
That is, my lodging place is at Greenport; but, in truth, I "circulate" in all directions around.
found on the coasts of Long Island between spring and late fall. however, are the most delicious, to my
Can there be any thing of the old gossip in my composition?
Bathing in this pure, clear, salt water, twice every day, is one of my best pleasures.
I felt of my hatchet's edge—it was keen as my hate.
my sorrowful cousins, and went my way.
Wife of my youth! of my early youth!
All my cruelty—all my former love—all my guilt—all my disregard of the sacred ties—seemed concentrated
My deeds were as good as my word.
Among temperance novels then quite popular were Lucius Manley Sargent's My Mother's Gold Ring (1833),
I threw my valise upon a bench, and my over-coat upon it.
My employer, Mr.
my duties during the day.
knowledge and my memory.
My country relations were not forgotten by me in my good fortune.
I threw my valise upon a bench, and my over-coat upon it.
The good landlady's further inquisitiveness was cut short, by my taking the driver out to his wagon,
for the purpose of making arrangements and settling the price of my passage.
My neighbor by the side of the country woman, was the only exception to this.
Turning around a moment to look at Colby, who called my attention in the room, the next minute my hearing
As I approached my nineteenth year, my uncle, who was an honest and worthy man, evidently felt that he
money, which I felt sure he must have cramped himself to bestow on me, I made my adieus to my aunt and
sorrowful cousins, and went my way.
city where I was to take up my abode.
Yes, here I had come to seek my fortune!