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O joy of my spirit uncaged—it hops like a bird on the grass mounds of earth.
O joy of my spirit
The first several lines of "Pictures" (not including this line) were revised and published as "My Picture-Gallery
A similar line in that poem reads: "O the joy of my spirit! It is uncaged!
original "Inscription" to the 1867 edition, ultimately appearing under the title "Small the Theme of My
as my body did its food.
It strengthened my faith, and very curiously wrought upon and contributed to my sense of self, my personality
And again: "My comrade!
O my rapt song, my charm—mock me not!
When it was concluded he added O Captain, My Captain ,and a few other pieces, and joining them to the
My address is at the Attorney General's office here. (New York house, please forward this to Mr.
My dear sirs: I shall be in New York, & will call upon you, 2d of January.
Atlantic Av Your essay on Democracy stirred the depths within me I would say no flatering word to you my
I am unlearned and cannot see the same thoughts so as to form them in my mind yet their power is clear
on Earth and good will to man) was it ( Glory to God in the highest )—perhaps so if I had have put my
What a boon is Life. how glad I am every day that I am priveledged privileged to be one among my fellows
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
This preliminary action was made necessary by my imperfect knowledge of the circumstances.
Dec. '67 thursday Thursday 26th My dear Walt i received your letter with the 5 doller dollars all first
On the third point of inquiry, in my opinion, the various law officers now attached to the other Departments
Tracy, My dear Sir: Your note has been received.
making Appropriations for the current and Contingent Expenses of the Indian Bureau," by which it is made my
examination and to state that what proceedings, &c. relative to said stocks and investments, are in my
would have made me feel miserable were it not that before then the matter had already been set right, & my
My first letter to you was written too much from the impulse of the moment; &, finding soon after from
Not one syllable of any one of your poems, as presented in my selection, will be altered or omitted:
To be by your friendship is as great a satisfaction & distinction as my life has presented or ever can
acquiesce in the express views he takes of late years of particular questions wd be simply to abnegate my
more she is such a mischieveous girl i get up very early and that seems to be the only time i can get my
st Warren St. i think they will make a great deal out of the job in new york New York but it is only my
That he acted at the instance of the United States, however, is sufficient to authorize my consent to
My dear Madam: I have received your letter of the 9th instant, and in reply beg to say that if you will
Ohio, enclosing a copy of Governor Tod's letter to you, I have the honor to enclose herewith a copy of my
me of the 1st November 1867,— whereupon the whole matter was treated as having been withdrawn from my
consideration, and all the papers relating to it, were, with my letter of 5th Nov. 1867, transmitted
wensday Wednesday afternoon my dear walt i have got your letter with the 5 dollars and am oblige obliged
with much pleasure i make no doubt as the evening is so tedious as i cant can't work much if i doo do my
I should be glad to know whether you are aware of any objections to my complying with the request of
Hartwell, was yesterday advanced by the Supreme Court, on my motion, and that the second Monday in January
My dear Sir, Your letter of 22 Novr. reached me the other day thro' Mr. Conway .
I think the most convenient course may be for me first to state the facts about my Selection.
publisher told me that he projected bringing out a selection from your poems, & (in consequence of my
My Prefatory Notice explains my principle of selection to exactly the same effect as given in this present
I had previously given it a title of my own, "Nocturn for the Death of Lincoln"; & in my Prefatory Notice
editorial decisions, which included editing potentially objectionable content and removing entire poems: "My
of the Metropolitan Police, No. 300 Mulberry Street, N EW Y ORK, Dec 6th, 186 7 Friend Wat Walt At my
I could tell you a long story of my actions, for the relief and assistance of our Soldiers and their
that the authorization in my letter of November 1st to Mr.
of the full volume of my poems.
I cannot & will not consent of my own volition, to countenance an expurgated edition of my pieces.
I feel it due to myself to write you explicitly thus, my dear Mr.
But I guess you will pick out my meaning. Perhaps, indeed, Mr.
written on November 17, 1867: "I shall always hold it one of the truest & most prized distinctions of my
offer of "friendship": "To be honoured by your friendship is as great a satisfaction & distinction as my
My dear Mr. Rosetti Rossetti : I suppose Mr.
weeks since, assenting to the substitution of other words, &c. as proposed by you, in your reprint of my
When I have my next edition brought out here, I shall change the title of the piece "When lilacs last
It is quite certain that I shall add to my next edition (carrying out my plan from the first,) a brief
Very likely some of my suggestions have been anticipated.
propose would of course be adopted by me with thanks & without a moment's debate, were it not that my
Rossetti agreed to this change on December 8, 1867: "I had previously given it a title of my own, 'Nocturn
the 6th inst. relative to proceedings pending in your District "to confiscate the property of the Captain
ever had such a bad coughf cough before i know how i should have got the meals if he had been home my
is somewhat better to day i have had mustard plasters acrost across my chest and i think it has done
me good i feel the soreness of the mustard but the soreness and distress in my side is much better)
last winter for all it was so very cold on the park i had to cover up my head to keep my ears from freezing
old days if i had none i believe i cant can't wr ite any more to night good bie walter dear my love
My dear Sir, Allow me with the deepest reverence & true affection to thank you for the copy of your complete
My selection was settled more than a month ago, & is now going thro' the press .
I shall always hold it one of the truest & most prized distinctions of my writing career to be associated
In reply to your note of some days since, in reference to acting as my agent, for sale of "Leaves of
My dear Conway: Mr. Whitman has shown me your letter of October 12, with news of Mr.
But as I have made Leaves of Grass & their author my study for the last seven years, & have had some
These are the points, my dear Conway, that I wish, through you, to submit to Mr. Rosetti.
Whitman my intention of writing him, & he, W., has made no objection.
He observed to Traubel: "It gives my idea of my own book: a man's idea of his own book—his serious idea—is
My dear Walt, I introduce to you Mr.
to direct you to take the same course in regard to the Fenian arms at Rouse's Point, as indicated in my
Dear friend, My feeling and attitude about a volume of selections from my Leaves by Mr.
since that seems to be the pivotal affair, & since he has the kindness to shape his action so much by my
The recherché or ethereal sense of the term, as used in my book, arises probably from the actual Calamus
Nov. 1, 1867 My dear Mr. Church: I send herewith the proof of Democracy .
All I mark as my own, you shall offset it with your own, Else it were time lost listening to me.
I know I am august; I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate itself, or be understood; I see that the
My foothold is tenon'd and mortis'd in granite; I laugh at what you call dissolution; And I know the
My feet strike an apex of the apices of the stairs; On every step bunches of ages, and larger bunches
Before I was born out of my mother, generations guided me; My embryo has never been torpid—nothing could
Y. on a visit to my mother, but I am now back here again, and am well as usual, and working in the same
There is nothing very new in my affairs.
—it is quite pleasant—mostly young people, full of life & gayety—then I go to my work at 9, & leave at
I wish you to give my love to your father & mother. They do not seem at all like strangers to me.
And now Alfred I must bid you farewell for the present, my loving boy & comrade.
received the letter I wrote in answer to yours of date "a long time ago" ( very definite ) in reply to my
I have an impression that I can give a reason why you did not answer my last though I perhaps do you
My dear Heaven waitheth waiteth for mortals when earth is departed.
Sir: A few days since I gave to the Secretary of the Interior my opinion in favor of the payment of your
22 Oct. 1867 22 October Well Walter my dear i have just received your welcome letter with the 10 dollers
says if this medicine dont don't help me he know as any thing will sometimes i think it will help me my
Y., on a visit to my mother."
Published Monthly OFFICE OF THE GALAXY No. 39 Park Row, New York , Oct. 21 186 7 My dear Sir: Your ms
is sunday Sunday and no word nor letter have i got yet i am very confidant confident you have sent my
would hardly stop long enoughf enough for me to say any thing to him) all he said its it's none of my
fault none of my fault in A quick way and hurried on you have undoubtably undoubtedly got the letter
would get one or two common gowns sh e would stich stitch them for me and i was going to get one out of my
My dear Sir: I send the article on Democracy. If satisfactory I should like $100 for it.
Oct 17th My dear Walt 1867 the post man has gone bye by and no letters, and its being thursday Thursday
i feel worried very much for fear it is gone as i dident didn't get it yesterday my usuall usual day
letter is gone i have been waching the letter man and he s he's past and no letter i feel real bad my
Galaxy Office Oct 15 /67 My dear Sir: I am pleased to hear that your article will be ready by the 21st—a
James Gray, Bookbinder 16 Spruce st. 4th floor, is the custodian of the sheets of my Leaves of Grass,
My dear friend, I regret to say that our hopes of getting out the complete and arranged edition of your
My first feeling at hearing of this arrangement was one of regret.
In the next place it is far better, in my opinion and that of your real friends here, that the introduction
facts together with the assured social and literary position of Rossetti make him of all persons of my
Conway Observe my change of address Moncure D. Conway to Walt Whitman, 12 October 1867
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
editorial decisions, which included editing potentially objectionable content and removing entire poems: "My
18 City Hall Octo. 3d '67 My dear Walt, I have this moment clipped the enclosed paragraphs about Garibaldi
He is not a great captain; as a tactician he is no better than JEANNE D'ARC, but like her he has a familiar
ALEXANDER DUMAS to write my memoirs from.
My dear friend, Your letter, & the two accompanying, came safe. I saw F. P.
Nothing new among my folks, or domestic matters.
purchasing property, or rather becoming responsible for the same — William, you needn't send any more of my
I shall return within three or four days—I shall write out & finish there, as my leave extends two weeks
appreciation of your literary genius, & a special request that you write for the John Burroughs, I send you my
Brooklyn September 21, 1867 My dear friend, As you see by the date, &c.
I am home, on a visit to my mother & the rest.
My brother George is very well, looks hearty & brown as ever—much like he used to, only more serious—Jeff
My dear friend, I suppose you saw my letter to William O'Connor, a week since, with notice of my safe
Give my best respects to Mrs.
There is nothing specially new or important among my folks—they all wish me to give their best regards