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SCENTED HERBAGE OF MY BREAST.
O blossoms of my blood!
EARTH, MY LIKENESS.
WHAT THINK YOU I TAKE MY PEN IN HAND? WHAT think you I take my pen in hand to record?
THAT SHADOW MY LIKENESS.
What do my shouts amid lightnings and raging winds mean?)
To rise thither with my inebriate soul! To be lost if it must be so!
songs in Sex, Offspring of my loins.
was still ringing little bells last night under my ear.
voice, approach, Touch me, touch the palm of your hand to my body as I pass, Be not afraid of my body
with bends and chutes, And my Illinois fields, and my Kansas fields, and my fields of Missouri, The
My limbs, my veins dilate, my theme is clear at last, Banner so broad advancing out of the night, I sing
VIGIL strange I kept on the field one night; When you my son and my comrade dropt at my side that day
WHILE my wife at my side lies slumbering, and the wars are over long, And my head on the pillow rests
Ah my silvery beauty—ah my woolly white and crimson! Ah to sing the song of you, my matron mighty!
Would you the undulation of one wave, its trick to me transfer, Or breathe one breath of yours upon my
past war, the battles, hospital sights, the wounded and the dead, Myself through every by-gone phase—my
idle youth—old age at hand, My three-score years of life summ'd up, and more, and past, By any grand
my special word to thee. Hear me illustrious!
lengthen- ing lengthening shadows, Prepare my starry nights.
my city! ALL IS TRUTH.
WEAVE IN, MY HARDY LIFE.
Then my realities; What else is so real as mine?
As I ponder'd in silence, Returning upon my poems, considering, lingering long, A Phantom arose before
Bear forth to them folded my love, (dear mariners, for you I fold it here in every leaf;) Speed on my
And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
my real life, Only a few hints, a few diffused faint clews and indirections I seek for my own use to
BEGINNING MY STUDIES.
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! O CAPTAIN! my Captain!
O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain!
my Captain!
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 mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
do I not see my love fluttering out among the breakers?
Loud I call to you, my love!
who I am, my love.
Hither my love! Here I am! here!
But my mate no more, no more with me! We two together no more.
Open mouth of my soul uttering gladness, Eyes of my soul seeing perfection, Natural life of me faithfully
MY LEGACY.
, And you trees down in your roots to bequeath to all future trees, My dead absorb or South or North—my
I remember I said before my leaves sprang at all, I would raise my voice jocund and strong with reference
I have offer'd my style to every one, I have journey'd with confi- dent confident step; While my pleasure
dear brothers' and sisters' sake, for the soul's sake, Wending my way through the homes of men, rich
words, mine only, Young and strong I pass knowing well I am destin'd myself to an early death; But my
charity has no death—my wisdom dies not, neither early nor late, And my sweet love bequeath'd here and
side, warlike, equal with any, real as any, Nor time nor change shall ever change me or my words. 4
Softly I lay my right hand upon you, you just feel it, I do not argue, I bend my head close and half
than you suppose, And you that shall cross from shore to shore years hence are more to me, and more in my
forever held in solution, I too had receiv'd identity by my body, That I was I knew was of my body,
What is more subtle than this which ties me to the woman or man that looks in my face?
Which fuses me into you now, and pours my meaning into you? We understand then do we not?
loudly and musically call me by my nighest name! Live, old life!
SKIRTING the river road, (my forenoon walk, my rest,) Skyward in air a sudden muffled sound, the dalliance
As far as my life goes it is written in the past.
For years it was my wish to live long enough to round out my life's story in my little book, 'The Leaves
I continue my work reading or writing to my friends."
as I tried to put it in my books.
It is only the closest student would find it in my works.
, Manrico's passionate call, Ernani's, sweet Gennaro's, I fold thenceforth, or seek to fold, within my
Covering all my lands—all my seashores lining! Flag of death!
Ah my silvery beauty—ah my woolly white and crimson! Ah to sing the song of you, my matron mighty!
My sacred one, my mother.
O my soldiers twain! O my veterans passing to burial! What I have I also give you.
The moon gives you light, And the bugles and the drums give you music, And my heart, O my soldiers, my
veterans, My heart gives you love.
Walt Whitman, My dear Sir; Pardon my recent neglect of your case.
days, to see you again and that, in the meantime, you will steer along cheerfully, hopefully, without my
My Dear Old Friend, Thank you for your kind post card of March 19 th wh: came duly to hand on Mar: 30
But alas I must be content with saying this & repeating the expression of my personal affection & solicitude
spending Sunday last (Easter Sunday) at Grange—a beautiful little villa-town on Morecambe Bay, where my
My heart's best love & gratitude to you! Yours, affectionately, J.Johnston. To Walt Whitman.
P.S I reopen my letter, at the last moment, to acknowledge the rec t . of your kind p.c of Mar 24 —only
My Dear Old Friend Again have I to thank you for your kindness in writing to me.
know that this is the anniversary (by the day of the week, tho' it is tomorrow by the calendar) of my
, next morning I ferried the River, booked at the West Jersey Hotel & with a palpitating heart made my
When I think of those two happy, happy days I spent with you & all you have been to me since, my heart
swells with reverential grateful love to you, my Benefactor, my dearest & best friend.
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
Johnston is referring to Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was Whitman's last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short prose works
Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass
54 Manchester Road Bolton Lancashire England July 10 th 1891 My Dear Good Old Friend.
grateful & appreciative of your bountiful generosity by writing to you as often as possible & doing my
My latest convert to the "brotherhood" is a working-man—a machine fitter—named George Humphries who lives
in a narrow side street, & who has a genuine interest in you personally (through reading my "Notes"
That & O'Connor's favourite are my favourites in the "budget"; but each of them is characteristically
Traubel's "Walt Whitman's Birthday" and "Walt Whitman's Last" (a brief note on his last miscellany Good-Bye My
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
Whitman's housekeeper, took care of both Harry and Warren after the death of their father, the sea captain
not a poem by Whitman but rather "Walt Whitman's Last" (a brief note on his last miscellany Good-Bye My
54 Manchester Ro a d Bolton England June 10th 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman, As this is mail night I thought
My thoughts are daily with you & I find myself often & often wondering how you are keeping.
I recd a p.c. from Edw Car penter yesterday asking me to send copies of my "Notes" to Ernest Rhys & to
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
Johnston is referring to Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was Whitman's last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short prose works
Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass
For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman
Oct 10/91 My Dear Old Friend: My best thanks to you for your kind letter written on the back page of
week of it & this has been an exceptionally busy day—two midwifery cases & an inquest in addition to my
What a tale does my Ledger tell! The doctor's an angel of light when we're ill.
My love to you! Best respects to all your household. Yours affectionately J. Johnston Dr.
My Dear, Good, Old Friend, Again have I to thank you for your kindness in sending us news of yourself—your
them & it is a genuine & deep satisfaction & joy to us I note also that you "half think" that one of my
letters—dated Aug 8 — did not reach you & in case this should be so I now send you a copy of it, from my
My heart's best love to you now & always Johnston.
54 Manchester Road Bolton England June 11 th 1891 My Dear, Good Old Friend, Yesterday was a real Jubilee
God grant that this may be so, my dearest & best of friends, & my life's Benefactor & Blessing!
My best thanks to you, too, for your kind gift of the "mask" photograph.
I hope you liked the Birthday Letter of the friends & the copy of my "Notes."
I am sending Whittier a copy of your 1890 photo & of my "Notes" JJ Dr.
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
Johnston is referring to Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass
In his letter of June 10, 1891, Johnston ordered six copies of Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy and a
54 Manchester Road Bolton Lancashire England Mar 11th 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman, Your kind p.c. of Feb
26 th to hand & my best thanks to you for it!
When next you see H.L.T. please convey to him my cordial regards; & with a heartful of love & good wishes
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
54 Manchester Road Bolton England Jan 13 th 1891 My dear old friend, I was greatly pleased at receiving
My best thanks to you, too, for your kind offer to "send, or notify" me of, any thing you may write I
a personal affection for you which is almost filial in its intensity & of the gratitude with which my
God bless & keep you now & always, my life's Blessing, my Soul's Guide, Philosopher, Friend & Comrade
By last mail I received a kind letter from Mr s O'Connor acknowledging the receipt of the copy of my
Houghton, Mifflin, 1891), for which Whitman wrote the Preface (which he later included in Good-Bye My
54 Manchester Road Bolton, England May 13 th 1891 830pm My Dear Walt Whitman I have just finished the
God grant that this may be so, my dear brave old Friend!
It is postmarked: Bolton | 56 | MY 13 | 91; Bolton | 56 | MY 13 | 91; Bolton | 56 | MY 13 | 91; Bolton
| 56 | MY 13 | 91; New York | May | 22, Paid | D | All; A | 91; Camden, N.J.
England Nov r 14 91, My Dear Old Friend Your kind p.c. of the inst just reached me two days ago.
Please accept of my most cordial thanks for your great kindness in sending it—Kindness wh every succeeding
And that I am truly grateful & that I thoroughly appreciate my great privilege I wish to assure you of
54 Manchester Road Bolton England Oct 14th '91 My Dear Old Friend Your kind pc of Oct. 3rd '91 reached
My best thoughts to you for your p.c. & for its affectionate message to Fred Wild which I will convey
Many thanks to you for mentioning my dear old Annan on your p.c. Dr.
54 Manchester Rd Bolton England July 15 th , 1891 My Dear Old Friend, This is a sacred day for me—a day
hand, sat & talked with you—a day for ever memorable to me as one of the three supremely Happy Days in my
These are:— I The Day when I was "capped" & received my Degree at the University of Edinburgh— (Aug 1
And yet I seem to have known you all my life!
Give him my love! " Yes little birdie; I will send him your loving message, along with my own.
Sept 15 th 1891 My Dear Friend, I have to acknowledge the receipt of, not one communication only, this
For each & all of these kind missives from your dear hand I now return you my best and heartiest thanks
; & I can only say thanks, my dear, good old friend, for this signal token of your love, & God bless
dear wife & the remainder at Annan, Scotland, among my beloved Kinsfolk & the scenes of my happy boyhood's
My best thanks to you for your kind letter about him.
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
Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."
You will probably receive it on or about Christmas Day & I send it with my best love & fervent wishes
the rest with occasional dips into books, which however have to occupy a very subordinate place in my
I haste this to you in the interval between my morning & afternoon round of visits.
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
54 Manchester Road Bolton, England May 16 th 1891 My Dear Old Friend, My warmest thanks to you for your
All good be with you, my dearest & best of friends & His Peace be yours!
. | May | 28 | 6 AM | 1891 | Rec'd; New York | May 27 | 91; Paid | A | All; Bolton | | MY 16 | 91.
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
My Dear Old Friend, The American mail this morning brought me three most welcome letters—one from Herbert
He also says:—"I have sent my warmest love to W.W. by Wallace. Do you also remember me.
J.W.W. & F.W. intended going for a delightful walk in Rivington & much do I regret that my professional
duties have prevented my accompanying them.
England June 17 th 1891 Just another word of loving greeting & good cheer, wafted from over sea to you my
be very pleased to supply you I have received a nice letter from Ernest Rhys in which he says that my
Though we are now fast approaching Midsummer Day—my dear, old Mother's Birthday—we have had very little
tassels— Later Since writing the above I have received yr kind pc of June 6 for which I return you my
volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
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
My Dear Old Friend, Another dear, good letter from you was received yesterday for which I send you my
Will you please give her my kindest regards & my sincere sympathy in her trouble which I trust may be
I am wondering often & often about my dear friend Wallace & his doings.
54 Manchester Rd Bolton England July 18/91 My Dear Walt Whitman Just a few lines to supplement Dr Bucke's
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
It connects itself with memories of my mother's like condition—her only companion often a canary too.
Whitman's housekeeper, took care of both Harry and Warren after the death of their father, the sea captain
But the pick of the good things fell to my lot—a copy of the Centennial (1876) Edition of L. of G. &
edition of from J.W.W. wh he got from Johnston of New York (who I am glad to know hails originally from my
I cannot hope to be able to express my feeling to you, my good dear old friend, for your munificent gifts
—You have enriched my library as you had previously enriched my life & you have again filled my heart
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
Johnston is referring to Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
54, Manchester Road Bolton, England Aug 19th 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman, Since Monday afternoon last (
My visit to you was the crown & glory of my life & his will be that & infinitely more.
Nowell, the Captain of the SS British Prince.
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
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
night Another grand day this—write this sitting on beach—the rising tide breaking in curling waves at my
My love to you & to HLT & the rest God bless you yours affectly J Johnston Dr.
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
My Dear Friend, The American mail arrived here an hour ago & brought me your dear, good letter of Aug
23 rd & 24 th with Sloane Kennedy's letter to you enclosed, for which I return you my most cordial thanks
Ah my dear, good old Friend if you knew how I long for those dear missives, how s[w]eetly precious &
But I have had my innings & now he is having his. But all the same I say "Happy fellow!"
But I must possess my soul in patience & in due time all will come right I enclose a cutting from "The
My Dear Old Friend, My heartiest thanks to you for your letter with enclosures rec d by last mail.
—thereby endorsing the professor's eulogistic references to me & my "Notes," & enhancing its value a
My best thanks to you for that.
& two surgical operations in addition to a long list of cases) & I have still a letter to write to my
My best love to you now & always & my warmest greeting! God bless you!
54 Manchester Rd Bolton England Aug 22nd 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman, Just a few lines to send you my love
I blushed to see my poor scribblings, written off hurriedly & without premeditation, arrayed in all the
My best love to you now & always! God bless you!
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
Whitman's housekeeper, took care of both Harry and Warren after the death of their father, the sea captain
My Dear Old Friend, I now take up the thread of my narrative about Dr Bucke & his doings amongst us at
the point where I left off in my last letter Sunday morning (July 19th) he stayed indoors resting, reading
because they contained what was on the whole good news of you After breakfast the Dr, J.W.W. & I drove in my
Forgive my seeming levity. Upon such a grave subject.
Please convey my warmest regards to all & accept the heart love of yours affectionately J.
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
England Dec 23rd 1891 My Dear Old Friend, By last mail I received your kind pc of Dec 10 th & the copy
of the Complete Edition of Leaves of Grass which you kindly sent For both of these I give you my most
The book I shall prize all my life long as a gift from you my dear good old Friend, & I desire in an
entitled "A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads" and sixty-five poems; while the second, "Good-Bye my
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
My Dear Old Friend, I have nothing particular to say but I cannot let the mail go without a word of greeting
My loving salutation to you, dearest & best of Friends!
in the surgery & snatch a few minutes of leisure while waiting for my horse, to write a few lines to
—& J.W.W is spending it quietly at home—(But there's my horse so I must stop a while—) Later.
I have sent a copy of the NE Mag, my "notes" & some of my "Whitman" photos to the Editor of the Review
America It is postmarked: BOLTON | MY 23 | 91; New York | June 1; PAID | C | ALL | Camden, N.J. | 1891
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
Carlyle's Place Annan Dumfriesshire Scotland Sept 23rd 1891 My Dear Old Friend, I arrived here yesterday
I cannot tell you what a joy it is to me to receive a letter from you while I am staying in my dear Father's
My dear good old father is in the garden, which is his peculiar care, my brother (a lawyer) is reading
his morning letters & my dear old mother is busy with domestic duties.
I must ask you to pardon my writing more at present as it is nigh mail time My best wishes for your welfare
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
England Oct 24 th 1891 My Dear good Friend, My best thanks to you for yr kind p.c. of Oct 12 rec d two
Harned —the latter in acknowledgement of the copy of my "Notes I sent."
Last night I deliverd my Lecture on "My trip to America" & shewed all my pictures by the oxyhydrogen,
sweethearts & their wives & succeeded in holding their interest for an hour & a half while I talked about my
He afterwards came along & had tea with my wife & me & we were joined by R. K.
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
Very cold today too—A busy day with me—have just got through & am off to testify my sympathy with the
My best & warmest love to you always my dear old friend A sweet goodnight to you & God bless you!
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