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My dear Walt: I received yr your post-card this week, and frwrd forwarded it to Leonard M.
You make no allusion to my Book or my little confidences thereon: do you care for a copy?
Street Camden New Jersey US America Dec. 21 '86 Thanks for the six copies of your beautiful Edition of my
I find on carefully reading the "Quarterly," that I should greatly qualify my first impression of its
My own health is pretty good.
It has reduced my weight about 10 per cent. My belly has gone away as if I had been confined.
has had in the past, but I have no more doubt that it is one of the few immortal books than I have of my
Burroughs is referring to "My Book and I," which appeared in the January 1887 issue of the magazine.
There's something back of all that in my history, physiology, accounting for the hole I've got myself
the foot of the hill: it seems as though nothing would stay, however some things might or do delay, my
Received from David McKay, 18th December, 1886, One Hundred and Twenty 01 | 100 Dollars, for royalties on my
My last visit to Camden was early in October, before I went abroad.
An autograph letter of Walt's was sold in this city last Spring for $80 to my knowledge."
I always have enough to supply my daily wants, thanks to my kind friends at home and abroad, and am in
My friends in Great Britain are very kind, and have on several occasions recollected me in little acts
"Regarding the insinuation of my being in want of the necessaries of life, I will state that I make it
You can see for yourself my present condition. Yes, I will say I am not in want.
My health is reasonably good.
Tennyson & the new Locksley Hall, &c: —intended for your first page if you wish—ab't the usual length of my
yesterday —Your letter of Nov. 12 has been read & re-read, & quite gone the rounds—much admired—I send you "My
the stew gravy)—Every thing from you rec'd & welcomed—dull weather, the ground covered with snow—(but my
find in them so much encouragement and hope, and such a great personality, that I write to express my
easier to-day—have eaten a bit of breakfast for the first time in many days—A long cold snow-storm here—My
Herbert was hurt: "You make no allusion to my Book or my little confidences thereon!
In the letter of November 9 he observed: "I am so sorry that I have finished my labour of love, the doing
At present my brain is just mud—I have a heap of letters unanswered.
, with check for Twenty Dollars, ($20) (herewith returned) was duly rec'd—Thank you most fervently, my
do not deserve it—Send word to Mr Lovering, or show him this—I thank him deeply— I am living here in my
a hard job to get from one room to the next)—Am occupied in getting ready the copy of a little book—my
Boughs"—the pieces in prose and verse I have thrown out the last four years— Best love to you & to all my
My dear friend: I have been thinking very often of you lately, and wishing that something might be done
Lovering, the Member of Congress from my district, 6 th Massachusetts, and influential member of committee
This one is devoted to some of your poems and is partly written by me, partly by my friend W. Q.
[London, Ontario] 4 Dec [188]6 My dear Walt The "After All" parcel came to hand last evening to my great
328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey Dec 1 '86 My dear Gilder If entirely convenient have the magazine
Dear Sir, Please accept my enclosed check for one hundred dollars.
I am your debtor for the pleasure I derived from reading your poems, last month, on my return voyage
but I must not wait any longer now, though there is a fog outside & a fog or something of the sort in my
Llwyngwril, a primitive little village, quite away from town- ways & fashions, I stayed for four weeks with my
Having it in my drawer or on the table as I write, it makes me feel as if you yourself had been in the
For my own sake, as well as yours, I wish it were!
thought over it very seriously, besides asking Dr Bucke's opinion about issuing a 2nd Edn at all of my
My regard for you is so great that I am very sorry, not to be able to buy more copies of your books and
I am, everywhere in my teaching and writing, making your claims felt and shall continue to do so.
I do not think a single pupil held out against my arguments supplemented by readings from your work.
than in the American mind ," I have also used in company with Spencer's great law of progress upon my
I hope to be able to please you with my treatment of your great work.
as usual—took a long drive by myself midday yesterday—basked in the sun & drove slow—Have just had my
Nothing very different with me—I go out by my own volition not at all, as my power of walking &c. is
Review for November—(they pay quite well, & Redpath is very good to me) —Have a paper "My Book & I" in
Lippincott's for Jan. next —will send it you in printed slip—Shall probably get ready my little concluding
I should accept with thanks from your hands any contribution from my Irish friends (Prof.
Yes, I should like to see the article in the Quarterly My late bad spell of sickness seems to have passed
I would like to exchange with you—I to send you my two volume Centennial Ed'n Leaves of Grass and Two
Louis, Nov 9th 1886 My dear Walt Two or three times within the last half dozen days we have seen (and
As good luck would have it we have had a splendid fall as regards weather—and too my work has been of
short time) this does occur, and of course she gives way to her feelings, poor child, but I am doing my
My dear Walt: I posted you six copies of the last circular this afternoon; I think that John Fraser has
Colles, then goes on to say something appreciative of my dear mother's Essays; wch which pleased and
You will be pleased to hear that I have got over my worries in connection with the contract for my Book
To create a small literary monument to my mother & this such an one should be clothed in pretty dress
With best love and remembrances to my dear old loving Walt Herbert H. Gilchrist.
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
B[ucke] is well & busy—I was out driving to-day, 11 to 1—Nothing definite done to my "November Boughs
I am so grateful to thee for seeing him—I suppose it was my letter he presented?
He has been a very intimate friend of my husband's since their College days, but I do not know him very
I have an accumulation of 20 letters to write today—so I must make my first one short.
Oct 21-1886. 48 Rue d'Orsel Montmartre My dear Walt Whitman.
New York, Oct 18th 188 6 Walt Whitman Esq Dear Sir On my return to New York agreeable to promise I beg
quite a while—I fear he is, medically, in a bad way—I am sailing along ab't as usual—have just had my
light dinner—Cool & raw weather here—my canary is singing blithely, as I write— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman
My dear old Walt: I have been a good deal worried of late. My Publisher—T.
The upshot of it all will be that either Unwin will sign my agreement as drawn by Ross or I shall part
company with my gentleman.
author is getting very little for it; yet he has the cheek to stand out for this cool proposition—and my
I am alone, very much alone and every day I miss my mother more than the last—I only keep things right
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Ellen O'Connor related in a letter on November 24, 1863, that the Count had said to her recently: "My
For my own sake, as well as yours, I wish it were!"
my Captain! our fearful trip is done.
Leave you not the little spot Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain!
my Captain! rise up and hear the bells! Rise up!
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still: My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse
But I, with silent trade, Walk the spot my Captain lies, In this and in "President Lincoln's Funeral
My Dear Friend: The syndicate is dissolved. Mr. Rice furnishes articles for the Star only.
usual—havn't been anywhere (though several invitations)—I keep good spirits, but grow clumsier & clumsier, & my
I suppose I'm thin-skinned too, sometimes: I never get it quite clear in my old head that I am not popular
cloudy warm forenoon, I feel that I would just like to write a line (quite purposeless no doubt) sending my
love & thanks to you & yours—Do you know this is the anniversary day of my receiving the present through
LIPPINCOTT'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE Philadelphia, Sept 16th. 188 6 My dear Sir: Your article, "My Book and
I have been purposing to call over to see you, but my days are pretty well engaged and I am afraid of
night—She told me many little particulars I was glad to hear, though all is so sad—Nothing special in my
am glad you refused the letters for publication—They were strictly private Walt Whitman Don't forget my
monotonous & lonesome, as I can hardly get around at all—often remain in the house all day, most of my
time in the big chair by the window—afternoons are the worst & most tedious—happily my spirits keep
close, but we are having a warm spell here—(now the fourth day of it) —I am ab't as usual in health—my
My dear Walt: I felt my Book would not be complete with out at least one or two of your letters and though
I therefore asked W M Rossetti if he (on reading my M.S.S.) could look out two of your most characteristic
literary interest, one that will help the readers to understand you; hence, I shall venture to print it in my
B. sings discordantly in my ears—but in truth I was and am angry at his cool request to hand over your
My M.S. has been cast & makes 430 pages!
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
too when awake) of Hattie—& of how it must be there with you & Jess —but keep on much the same, with my
328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey U S America Aug: 26 '86 My dear Edward Dowden Herbert Gilchrist has
I think of collecting together my prose & verse of the last five years, & printing a little Vol: under
the title of "November Boughs"—also of bringing out a complete budget of all my writing in one book.
Bucke , who is home in London, Canada —I send enclosed a ¶ for your consideration for the book—I send my
least saying—and wishing it put on record—that among the perfect women I have known (and it has been my
the very best for mother, sisters and friends) I have known none more perfect in every relation than my
On September 10 Herbert Gilchrist wrote: "What I wrote about Dr B[ucke] sings discordantly in my ears—but
least saying—and wishing it put on record—that among the perfect women I have known (and it has been my
very best, for mother, sisters and friends) I have known none more perfect in every relation, than my
Whitman is referring to his article "My Book and I," which was published in Lippincott's (January 1887
Whitman is referring to his article "My Book and I," which was published in Lippincott's (January 1887