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the army hospitals, and his noble tribute to Lincoln (not so tender as the really rhythmic verses "My
Captain"), are things for young Americans to study.
"So here I sit gossiping in the early candle-light of old age—I and my book—casting backward glances
over our travelled road…That I have not gained the acceptance of my own time but have fallen back on
I had my choice when I commenced.
I present my tribute, drop my bit of laurel into the still warm, firm hand of the victorious singer.
These snowy hairs, my feeble arm, my frozen feet, For them thy faith, thy rule, I take and grave it to
Whitman defended himself by reversing his previous commentary and writing "My Tribute to Four Poets"
Candidly and dispassionately reviewing all my intentions, I feel that they were creditable—and I accept
Or rather, to be quite exact, a desire that had been flitting through my previous life, or hovering on
feeling or ambition to articulate and faithfully express in literary or poetic form and uncompromisingly my
in a few lines, I shall only say the espousing principle of those lines so gives breath of life to my
Difficult as it will be it has become, in my opinion, imperative to achieve a shifted attitude from superior
this "After the Dazzle of Day": "After the dazzle of day is gone, Only the dark, dark night shows to my
eye the stars; After the clangor of organ majestic, or chorus, or perfect band, Silent, athwart my soul
in a few lines, I shall only say the espousing principle of those lines so gives breath of life to my
Whatever may be said for the genius that created the peculiar style of (and, for my part, I think a great
Yet it would be wrong not to correct my criticism about Whitman's style by pointing out that there are