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which was first published in the August 16, 1890 issue of the Critic and later reprinted in Good-Bye My
My noble and dear friend—Walt Whitman, I have had the pleasure of talking for you, and of you again.
One man—fine—true and scholarly and sincere took my hand and said: "I am converted."
Then—when it came—it was so different from my fancies—but you dear friend, were not disappointing.
Whitman:— Dear Sir:— I am collecting the autographs of famous men and I would like to have yours in my
3-12-1890 Walt Whitman, My Dear Friend:— Allow me to express my ineffable gratefulness to you for the
immense delight your "Leaves of Grass" have thrilled me with, in the form of a few of my rhapsodies
under the ban of your warm regards for my poetic productions—(properly belonging to the 21 & 22 centuries
poems, which were received with much pleasure by the public—But they were the poorest specimens of my
work—Had it been otherwise—that is, one of my most select copies,—the people would have recoiled from
England 31 st May 1890 Dear Sir Many people in this country, who are admirers of my brother Edward Carpenter
Hoping you will pardon my presumpt ion & kindly accede to my request, Believe me to be Yours truly Alfred
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
My visits to you this winter have been such a pleasure to me & it is one of my greatest regrets in leaving
I can hardly realize that I shall see all my dear family so soon.
Please give my love to Mrs. Davis, & keep a great deal for yourself, my dear, dear friend.
"I found this in my coat," he said. "I don't often put on this coat.
My names are Song, Love, Art. My poet, now unbar the door."
"Art's dead, Song cannot touch my hear, My once love's name I chant no more."
It puts me in mind of my visit to a church when I was a boy.
It was a Presbyterian church and the preacher was in a high box above my head.
My dear Sir: Your esteemed favor containing poems submitted for the Arena received;—and in reply would
the recto are prefatory in nature and reflect the spirit of the preface to Whitman's 1891 Good-Bye My
the mullein and the bumble-bee" is on page 36 of the section entitled Gathering the Corn of Good-Bye My
May 7, '90 Walt Whitman My dear Friend How best can I introduce myself to you?
And then I read the Leaves of Grass and met my dearest friend!
I will write again if my disjointed rhapsodies are bearable and I hope to come down and see you very
Perryville—Md Feb. 12/90 My dear Mr Whitman You will, no doubt be surprised, when you see the signature
I have often been tempted to write you—to thank you for your kindness in writing to my boy —far away
Whitman; You know how hard I have tried to get the autograph copy of "My Captain," for our Iowa Collection
inches—is now devoted to memorials of yourself, but I am most anxious to secure a holograph copy of "My
Captain," while you can still write it & I can fitly arrange it in my collection, which, you are aware
Aldrich wanted an autograph copy of Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!."
"O Captain! My Captain!"
For more information on the poem, see Gregory Eiselein, "'O Captain! My Captain!'
Whitman eventually did furnish Aldrich with a manuscript copy of "O Captain!
sixty-five poems that had originally appeared in November Boughs (1888); while the second, "Good-Bye my
brother, Walt, sends us a dollar, at times 2 every few days—and sometime since, sent 5 by mail—which with my
I am quite poorly—grippe—attacks my stomach—yet I succeed in managing the fires, and keep the house comfortable
Just as crept into my bed last Even g —Han called to me saying that she just got a letter from Walt and
times that I shall be compelled to give up—I have something like the eumonia pneumonia at times too, in my
Our noble good brother Walt Your generous gift of 10 dollars, (divided) was duly recd—Gratefull for my
share, which added to 10 I received for a painting, enabled me to pay my interest, now overdue to the
Ingersoll is a n oble man, and well qualified, in every sense to do justice his subject. not quite paid my
Han—also 2 dollars—nothing for me—I am unworthy, although I entreated but for 5 dollars, to help pay my
I have connected my stove with hers in bedroom, by adding more pipe and elbow —at a cost of 1 doll ar
Burlington Vermont—— allmost almost begging for victuals—or provisions at times—Yet hope to surpass my
"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My
You once brought him to my studio in Brooklyn.
I can imagine or recall him now, as he sat on the extreme end of my lounge—High Priest of Nature!
beautiful day overhead, and an adventurous robin chirping at 4 O:Clock this morning—I heard him from my
window—but cold chilly, freezing nights prevail—I am quite unsteady on my legs, from effects of the
grippe—and my stomach is weak, but I feel stronger this morning and encouraged— God bless you Walt, he
O'Connor, pub'd posthumously in 1891, which appeared in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891), and in William Douglas
Whitman, My dear Sir: The Browning Society of Boston will hold a Memorial Service in honor of the poet
Robert Browning (1812–1889), known for his dramatic monologues, including "Porphyria's Lover" and "My
26Death Dogs My Steps (1890).
A.MS. draft.loc.00120xxx.00406Death Dogs My Stepsabout March 3, 1890poetryhandwritten1 leaf12 x 19 cm
; Draft of Death Dogs My Steps written in ink on the inside of a discarded and opened out envelope, addressed
Death Dogs My Steps
I am glad that you like & endorse my Notes & I thank you cordially for your kindly remarks concerning
them— It may interest you to know that "the boys" gave me a "surprise party" on the evening of Dec. 8 —my
pleasant evening we had at the Bolton Art Club when I gave the members & their friends an account of my
I shall have great pleasure in sending a copy of my Notes to each of the friends whose names & addresses
In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily
In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace
Nearly all "the boys" were present with two friends & the reading of my notes &c which took place in
has been commissioned to express this to you by letter which he will do probably by next mail Pardon my
Dear Walt Whitman Accept of my best thanks for your kind letter with the enclosed slips of your article
He also says that he has sent your photo (from my negative) "back to England, to a daughter of Charles
I received a letter form Captain Nowell (from Queenstown) respecting our commission & his visit to you
Say I & my grateful love accompany him always!"—I saw him this morning.
grand organ & looking at the really fine display of gorgeously tinted bloom—quite a pleasant break in my
On October 8, 1890, Horace Traubel notes that Whitman received a letter from Captain Noell [sic] stating
Traubel notes a few days later on October 14: "W. said Captain Noell [sic] had been in with the blanket
and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
I can do nothing but write & assure you of my tender sympathy & of my heartfelt & daily deepening affection
This morning I had hours driving in my open conveyance I c not take my brougham—& the all-prevalent moisture
condensed on my beard & moustache & froze into tiny icicles which had to be thawed off.
Dixon wrote for my birthday party.
With my kindest regards to all the members of your household & with my best heart's-love to you I remain
and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
meeting on September 13, 1890: "Nearly all 'the boys' were present with two friends & the reading of my
more before long which I think will interest you I feel very highly honoured by your wish to utilize my
I don't know how this will affect your reproducing my copy of it but you will know best.
Pardon my mentioning it.
I had a visit the other day from Captain Nowell of the S . .
Roose in this months National Review "'My imagination like my heart has always been with the women—I
that he wants to use the photos for his "forthcoming little (2d) annex," which would become Good-Bye My
On October 8, 1890, Horace Traubel notes that Whitman received a letter from Captain Noell [sic] stating
Traubel notes a few days later on October 14: "W. said Captain Noell [sic] had been in with the blanket
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
Johnston is referring to Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily
In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace
Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."
volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My
all is well with me but I regret that I did not write to you sooner or cable to you immediately upon my
being and which eludes my senses and baffles my judgment to explain.
save my own, dear, good father could have done.
For all this and more I desire you to accept of my heartfelt thanks.
I am taking the liberty of writing to Dr Bucke to explain my not visiting him as I intended.
and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
54 Manchester Road Bolton Lancashire England Dec r 27 th 1890 Many thanks to you, my dear old friend,
Another treat in store for us is a Children's Party which my wife & I intend giving in our house, when
It will interest you to know that I have received a brief letter of acknowledgment of my "Notes" & of
I also send you copies of some verses I sent to some of my friends & a copy of this week's Annandale
Observer containing a notice of my "Notes."
By this time you will, I trust, be in possession of my printed notes and of the numbers of Great Thoughts
I feel to him just now as though he were my grandfather or an aged uncle; as though I once knew him but
my remembrances were like an infant's."
A similar occasion last year on my birthday Dec. 8 suggested the enclosed "Snow Thought" It is now a
glistening road & through the keen, frosty air has exhilirated me & sent the warm blood tingling to my
compliments" been off my table.
Literature," and then with my beautiful mother's death, my reckless son's divorce, and other Orestean
You know I am one of those who have the privilege of sharing my scrip with you, my dear elder bard, when
something that is my own to share.
My table is covered with letters I can't get time & strength to answer.
I am much obliged to you for your ready response to my letter.
in my memory as a childish recollection.
No, I have never seen you with my physical eyes, but I feel as though I had, and it is my love for your
May this be my excuse for thrusting my small personality into the path of your Kingly one.
Even my Bible is not so bemarked.
Good bye my master and my friend!
Kurunégala Ceylon 11 Dec 90 My dear Walt— It's good to get your letter of Nov 2 nd forwarded to me here
Too bad my not acknowledging your books—they arrived all right sometime in Sept r and I forwarded one
I am staying just now with my friend Arunáchalam whose name you may remember.
Give my love to Dr Bucke if you write or see him—not forgetting H.
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
I have had a sorrow lately in the death of my elder sister.
In a day or two I go to visit my father who is in his ninety–first year & who has been saddened by this
My father still lives, at the age of ninety-one. But I have lately lost my sister.
"The Ghost" is my favorite, & I have read it dozens of times,—& some parts of it even yet I never can
The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.
Whitman's preface was also included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.
The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.
"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My
My plan is, & do you like it?
My plan is to put the six published stories, & the new one, "The Brazen Android" in one volume,—with
The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.
So now with my moving, & house-keeping, & getting through with a day in the office, you can say that
My sister Jeannie, Mrs. Channing, will be here before the month ends, I hope.
LOUIS, May 30 189 0 Dear Sir: Your brother, and my friend, Mr Thomas J.
Come, said The Soul, Such verses now, my body, let us write—write thou for me— That when I come again
Whitman's epigraph poem for the 1876 and 1891–92 editions of Leaves of Grass, beginning "Come, said my
T O Walt Whitman 24 May 18 90 Greeting, my dear Poet, for your 71 st birthday—now so close at hand,—greeting
I trust the new year's voyage will at least be less painful,—free from such vexations as that of my Lady
Later when I got back here to my rooms, & read your reference to the slips again, I realised that if