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Commonplace Book added a few details: "He will sell me the plates of Spec: Days for $150—he gives consent to my
Days for my complete works edition—500 or 600 copies." (Whitman's Commonplace Book; Charles E.
perhaps in a day or two I may be able to render them in a better shape, when I write again to tell you of my
Caught in my rhymester's cup from earth's delight Where English fields are green the whole year long,
Whitman:— I send you a little token of my esteem as a birthday present.
Ma y Mr Walt Whitman My dear Sir: In the July issue of the Bookmaker of which I send you two copies,
What with Stedman —who celebrated my last night in America yesterday by toasting me with mint-juleps
I wont weary you by saying more than to express my heartfelt sympathy & thankfulness & good wishes .
Will you give my love to Mrs. Davis?
I had, in my years of loafing, forgotten how sweet toil was.
I had quite lost any interest in literature & was fast losing my interest in life itself, but these two
months of work have sharpened my appetite for all things.
I think I can make some money & may be renew my grip upon life. I was glad to see Kennedy.
My dear Walt: I see in the papers, with agitation and alarm, the reports about your illness, which, however
But I should be in the way, considering my condition.
gain—the last three hours I am up & shall probably work back before long as I was before—Five days ago my
Here I am sitting up in the big chair—I got up ab't noon, (& shall keep up an hour or two, & send you my
the last two days—but the indications are still favorable (good pulse the Dr says last two days) for my
getting sort abt as usual—Dr B went back to Canada last Tuesday night, R.R. train—I am half thro' on my
INSANE, LONDON, ONTARIO London, Ont., 15 June 188 8 Since reaching home Wednesday evening I have had my
I wish I could drive you about them—the weather is charming here—I have in front of me, on my desk, here
in my office an enormous bouquet of snowballs, peonies, sweet flag &c Love to you RM Bucke I have gone
My opinion (not that it is worth any thing) is that this book of yours ought to have a sale and I think
Whitman on December 21, 1883, sent "A Backward Glance on My Own Road" to The North American Review and
I take it my spirit-sense of your condition is not likely to fail after all.
bit of dinner—had a big bath this forenoon—Dr Osler has been to-day—his prognosis remains favorable—my
Camden Sunday 3 P M June 17 '88 Am sitting up at present—fearfully weak & little or no grip on my brain—but
the doctor gives favorable clues, says pulse is vigorable—my good nurse has given me a good bath—& I
June 18 188 8 My dear Mr.
Whitman:— I read with sorrow of your severe illness and beg to offer my sympathy.
theories keep favorable sufficiently markedly—pulse good—a fairly movement bowel this forenoon—& eat my
favorable—I am sitting up an hour or so—Pretty critical a week or so ago—but Dr Bucke I consider saved my
life—I want to finish my little brochure "November Boughs" —it is ab't 1/3d done—Love to you, dear friend
My dear Friend — It was with much regret that we felt compelled to leave you in your sickness last week
Our passage across the whole way has been nearly as smooth as a duck pond, and my health has been very
I bear your messages of love and remembrance to your many many friends in London, who without my privileges
Alys, my faithful secretary, joins me in the expression of the hearty affection with which I am always
feeling—constipation—then otherways, quite a strong steady pulse & fair appetite, & generally hold my
I am a young man—a Californian—my home being in Los Angeles— and always your steadfast admirer Chas F
new little "November Boughs" is slowly but steadily moving—Horace Traubel is invaluable to me in it—My
head in preparing my copies or reading proof is poorly, dull, raw, no weak grip, no consecutive, no
afternoon & all last night—dont seem any improvement in strength or vim —dont yet get out at all of my
literary matters by a sort of trustee-board, yourself, Harned & Horace Traubel —& assigned all [of] my
worldly possessions to Ed, & to my sisters —the "Nov.
sufficient frequent bowel movements—had a very slim day all yesterday —a little easier to-day—but slow, slow—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
better or strongly—the bowel movement is just right (a great favorable point daily or every other daily)—my
you Pearsall Smith's note wh' is favorable & you will want to know—the remains cool & pleasant to-day—My
My dinner is just here & I relish it— W W Steamship Aller June 20th. 1888.
My dear Friend — It was with much regret that we felt compelled to leave you in your sickness last week
Our passage across the whole way has been nearly as smooth as a duck pond, and my health has been very
probably will not any more—as I am ill from breaking out of old war-paralysis—I return the check & take my
& sent to Dr Bucke —As I sit early afternoon every thing is quiet & comfortable—I have not yet left my
just after 12 Saturday July 7 Tom, I wish you would say to Frank the pictures of Elias Hicks and my own
July 8th 1888 My dear Walt; I have followed your illness with breathless concern—that is, what I could
Yes, as you imagine I am indeed up to my eyes in work but one thing I am glad of—I have got over the
My dear Walt Whitman, The good ship 'Crystal' landed me safe at Leith a fortnight & more ago, after a
From the Castle, which overlooks the whole place, I had an inspiring vision of the past on my first afternoon
than usually unwell, but Walter Scott's people tell me that they have had better news, which relieves my
Camden Wednesday Sunset July 11 '88 Am setting up & have just eat my supper—The flowers rec'd this day—perfumed
am trying to get the E[lias] H[icks] paper presentable—but hard work—but I keep at it obstinately (my
being quite crushed with the dead heat we have been having, and sick with obstinate bowel trouble and my
My belief in your getting better is invincible, for your stamina is indomitable.
My dear friend: I have just heard from Kennedy that your illness continues.
so glad that you have to help you so devoted a friend as young Traubel, and through you I give him my
hand and my thanks.
In these days the glorious words you have spoken about Death comes up in my mind, and I feel much as
Milwaukee, July 14th 1888 My dear Walt I was very very glad to get a letter from you yesterday.
that you are gaining again—I was very sorry that I could not get back to Camden—but I had to go with my
Sentenced to death after serving as captain of engineers in the Parliamentary Army during the revolution
It is dry as a bone here, no rain for many weeks, my potato crop is cut short 50 per cent, & all my young
I try to keep absorbed in my farm operations.
My regards to Horace Traubel. Tell me something about him when you write again.
About half of my folk are gone and going to Sarnia on a visit—Clare & Ina went yesterday, Mrs B.
Camden Tuesday Early PM July 17 '88 Pleasant weather warmish but not hot—my body strength & head grip
Mitchell suggested it yesterday afternoon—I feel better I suppose as I sit here, but my head is thick
to 92 inclusive proof sheets, those are all the printers given me to date—I am still sitting up—have my
Burroughs was still depressed: "I try to keep absorbed in my farm operations.
forenoon & fair temperature—warmish—yours of 17th rec'd to-day—I wonder if you are not to be envied there—my
My dear friend I cannot tell you what joy your message has given me, both as proof of your improvement
With what joyful smiling I thank God that you are better, as I wept from my heart, at hearing of your
ancestor of yours settled very early in Weymouth, this portion of which where I am now staying was my
allude to his visit to America, but there may be something in it — —I feel better—am working a little at my
booklet yesterday and to-day—my head feels easier, but the weakness especially in getting about & in
my knee power is fearful—Hope you & George and Ed & Deb & Jo & the young one are jolly & sitting up—
July 8th 1888 My dear Walt; I have followed your illness with breathless concern—that is, what I could
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Home July 24/88 My Dear Old Friend I received your letter written the 21 st day after the one of yesterday
many good friend friends you have & how pretty they write I have often wished that I could express my
Horace Traubel —& by the best printers I have ever yet had—The Century people have just sent me again my
October number—bowel movements continue every day or other day—I take no drugs at all—have not moved from my
EDITORIAL•DEPARTMENT THE CENTURY•MAGAZINE UNION•SQUARE•NEW•YORK 25 July 1888 My dear Mr Whitman: I hope
I had been feeling depressed and sorrowful—perhaps my own bad state had something to do with it; but
anyhow, the brave hand-writing was like Chevy Chace to Sidney, "stirring my heart as with the sound of
He is certainly the winter of my discontent mentioned by Lord Bacon in his play of Richard III.
years Whitman increasingly considered him an antagonist; late in his life, Whitman commented: "Some of my
don't want them back)— If any gaps of the proof pages up to 104 exist, mention it & I will remit—Keep my
room yet—am sitting now (& in four fifths time day) in the capacious ratan-seated arm chair—my condition
& shall probably make a sort of rally—This is the 6th or 7th whack thro' the last fourteen years of my
My head (physical brain) & spirits good—legs & bodily strength gone .