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brawl in New York, in which, as he supposed, he had killed some one; and having heard his hurried story

The freest use of language, the plainest terms, frank mention of forbidden subjects; the story of Onan

Evil is part of the economy of genius, as it is part of the economy of Deity.

How can I tell the story of his labors?

PART FIRST. LEAVES OF GRASS.

Visiting friend in the eastern part of the State, I recall that as we went out on a nutting excursion

Of my attempt, in the latter part of these Notes, to give an outline of the poet's personal history,

These are an essential part of his chants.

or have the rocks and the weeds a part to play also?

THE CARPENTER A CHRISTMAS STORY I.

I could sit here all night and tell ye stories about him!

He'd got hold of the old story of Ahasuerus, the Wandering Jew, d'ye see.

Another story," returned Elkanah half savagely.

The carpenter paced slowly to the back part of the room.

William Douglas O'Connor's "The Carpenter: A Christmas Story" first appeared in Putnam's Monthly Magazine

As for the part taken by Messrs.

This is the whole story. And now what warrant has the Rev. Mr.

description in of December 3, 1881, of Emerson’s talk as a statement “of all that could be said against that part

(and a main part) in the construction of my poems, ‘Children of Adam.’”

right to send torsh forth a letter in wholesale, sweeping, absolute commendation of a book, concerning part

Though he would sometimes not touch a book fora week, he generally spent a part (though not a large part

APPENDIX TO PART I.

A poem a large part of which is 18.

As for the part taken by Messrs.

APPENDIX TO PART II.

Nay, that is the most interesting part to your friend.

Oh, had we never met and never parted, Never parted.

Carlyle to hang fire; the story not to progress.

We give that part of the letter from W. D.

'No, itis part of the fun.'

His part from thattime forward was the part of a child.

the only real conservator for behoof he has shown thatAmerica can persevere in but one course, and 2

But the old timbers did not part. The old ship had been built too strongly.

And yet he isvisited by persons of prominence from all parts of the world.

In conclusion, let me say how much pleasure itgives me to take part in such a gathering as this.

NIMMO KING WILLIAM STRAND 14 STREET, MDCCCXCI1I 3331 S>2 AUG 2 i. 921411 PREFACE This hardly needs an

very large collars, the neck some five or sixinches lower than usual, so that the throat and upper part

For my own part, I may confess that itshone upon me when lifewas when I was my broken, weak, sickly,

If I one more than it shall be the worship thing another, spread ofmy own body,or any part of it.

For him the parts and poems of the " " body are not of the body only, but of the soul"— indeed "these

" one with 2.

He chuckled and smiled ata humor good ous story.

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J.,March 2, 1886.

He spends a part of every year there.

PAGE PART I. - 1 MEMORIES, LETTERS, ETC., PART II.

AND 95 DRIFT CUMULUS, PART III. - - THE STYLE OF LEAVES OF GRASS, 149 PART I. , ETC.* Publish my name

PART II. DRIFT AND CUMULUS.

PART III. THE STYLE OF LEAVES OF GRASS.

If one part always answers accurately to another itis sure to be a bad and the and more part, building

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Whitman s absolute faith in himself was a part of his faith in creation.

of the public, and ofhesitancy and inade quacy on the part of the poet.

Only through intellectualsympathy is 230 WHITMAN he a part of what he surveys.

They arebut parts anything isbut a part, See ever so far,here islimitlesspace outsideof that, Count everso

But for the most part his words were few.

And itis in these parts that I think he is leastsuccessful.

The story of their meeting, as given by Pete in his'interview 'is quiteromantic 'It is a curious story

it was only a small part and of brief duration.

Boston, 1 881-2).

-parts against The young man informed me that "Mr.

(See Leaves of Grass," p. 56.) 2.

Wednesday, October 2%th.~-1 called atW.'

' Jan. 2<)th. No change.

One Vol.$2 438pp.,GreeCover.Singlcopiesent.

I Story of the Reception of ''Leaves of Grass" by the World 3 PART II (Reader'sVade-Mecum of Aids) I

PART I STORY OF THE RECEPTION OF LEAVES OFGRASS BY THE WORLD J PART I Story of the Reception of Leaves

In 1876, shortly after the issue of Whitman's personal 2 -volume Centennial edition, and STORY OF ITS

W. 2.

Centenarian's Story, 177. Bryant, William Cullen, 287, Chadwick, John, 2, 139. note.

Shoshone Indians and a trek through the Rocky Mountains in winter that cost him one of his feet and part

Though their visit was outwardly unremarkable, after parting Bucke found himself in a state of "mental

"They are a part of me—I am a part of them—William, Nellie.

part true.

Phillips told the story beautifully; indeed, I think the best part of Phillips was in the asides, the

This is a part of the so much that went towards producing my English editions: the story is not to be

of the story."

Take Donnelly's cryptogram: I could read the first part but never the cipher business—I could not unravel

He for his part produced an old letter, of which he said: "This is already a letter of long ago: this

after—Whittier's general attitude towards me, with his friends, with my friends: it has been made a part

But I, for my part—we—must not play the game with that end in view.

So the line is unbroken, so the new chapter of my story fits with the chapter just before it, as I am

Up a good part of the time.

But that is not the whole story.

I read a large part of the letter aloud, W. listening intently, several times exclaiming "bravo!"

, and the part of all your friends, is to whale them.

Then you'll have to keep up the story alone."

W. then writes Fields.Washington, Nov. 30, '68. sent Dec. 2.Dear Mr.

I could not expect to do more for my own part at this late day than collect a little of the driftwood

Now it comes back fresh to me—almost like a new thought, a new story.

I for my part refuse to connect America with such a failure—such a tragedy, for tragedy it would be."

The stories of Socrates—of his courage, invincibility, nerve, inertia—are very credible: they seem quite

So I set to and rearranged the piece: discarded some parts, changed the position of certain paragraphs

I have heard many stories about him and they were all the right kind—all on the side of love.

I do not suppose anybody pretends that the present newspaper with all its parts—and it has parts—I concede

them: great parts—stands for that something or other above money and the monitions of money which controlled

What amazing differences develope in the attempt of a dozen observers to tell the same story!"

every side—even from my blind side"—laughing—"taken in utter wretchedness of posture for the most part

It was to have been a very complete story—I had the largest hopes, designs, for it—still, as I read it

I must be satisfied now if I have succeeded in hinting at matters which it was a part of my original

of beauty: short, musical, rich in cadence, pithy, never too much, never too little: and the best part

wounded three weeks ago today at Culpeper—hit by fragment of a shell in the leg below the knee—a large part

and is one of the least visited—there is not much hospital visiting here now—it has become an old story—the

gas-burners about half turned down—It is Sunday evening—to-daytoday I have been in the hospital, one part

Bucke's letters have become a part of W.'s routine.

"They are a part of me—I am a part of them—William, Nellie.

I heard a story once how the brilliant Douglas Jerrold astonished an evening party in London by a constant

I feel like imitating this wit, and saying, not in parting but in welcome, to our new friend, "Good Morrow

written and part printed.

W. was annoyed by this story.

That is the whole story, if story there be."

Davis sat in the parlor part of the time with us.Sunday, June 2, 188910.15 A.M.

the good story well told.

It is an old story.

Yet that is not the whole story. That's my part of the story.

of things done and missed being done, stories of heroism and cowardice, stories of meanness and generosity—stories

"Part of it—yes."

It is excellent—the first part and the closing part of it especially.

W. had read a baseball story in a paper.

At the point where Sarrazin discusses evil as interpreted by W. he exclaimed: "Yes: that is a part of

it—tells a part of it, indeed, a good part of it: but that is not all."

W.,Aug. 2, 1887.Dear Sir.Presumptuous as it may be, I cannot refrain from sending these few lines to

Adding: "As Miss Nipper says in Dickens' story—in Dombey and Son (you remember it, don't you?)

further: "But we must show great consideration for Kennedy: we know that at bottom—in osseous, integral parts—the

Perhaps I would stand in the same relation to this case," he said, "if I heard, read, the Doctor's story

Bucke assented: "Yes, Walt: I mean theft: unmitigated unexampled theft: why, if ever you read the real story

I said: "Walt, there's a story goes with all that: do you want to hear it?"

"Well—that's certainly a good story."

That was the story, Walt. Does it sounds right to you?" Laughed heartily.

"But the fish part is very fishy: I am not inclined to accept it."

They parted at Hartford—Starr and Thoreau did not exchange names.

Saturday, March 2, 1889Hunting up Bucke at Dooner's, according to appointment, we took together the 8.31

Two stories. Brick. The door was opened by Nellie. We were ushered into the little parlor. Talk.

see him: he is the youth in our story—its poetry, its prophecy, made visible."

And he said again: "Do not mistake me: John is most parts the same John: but lately something has been

Saturday, March 2, 1889

let me hear it: I'd like to: read it to me" Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands,March 2, 1869.To Walt Whitman.May

The native villagers gather about me, for strangers are not common in these parts.

W. said: "He is right: occidental people, for the most part, would not only not understand but would

doing now: it was not to be disputed or suspected: he was not a man to be guilty of detraction: the story

the story of Frank Sanborn's son?" I again asked: "What?"

Now W. went on: "Well—well: the part of it which sticks most in my noodle is the fact that Donnelly's

It is still as true as it used to be—the story of Socrates: I will always tell this story: I try to restrain

W. said: "It's an old story: I have told it before: you must have heard it: but it will bear retelling—carries

My special trouble now is what they call sclerosis—an induration of the lower part of the spinal cord

him—and so he got a full excoriation before crossing Styx, for after he died I took out the severest parts

It brings in my favorite story of the Sultan and the poet over again: gives me a wish: the subtle answer

I read to him part of the letter of the 4th from Mrs. Baldwin characterizing Doctor Bucke.

calmly reasoned it out than appears: O'Connor—all the fellows, nearly—would argue (though I took no part

"When Emerson did come out it was with the power, the overwhelmingness, of an avalanche: I, for my part

doubt whether even a second-rate man (probably a third- or even fourth- or fifth-rater)—is for his part

I said: "Walt, they say you have no sense of humor but I notice you generally have a neat little story

This story amused W. a great deal.

Then continued his message for Bucke (as to health): "I can only say it in these words: the same story

"I always enjoy the story of Lord Palmerston—think it very happy: there was a clerk somewhere under him

The story convulsed W.

Then that home in W. was of course more to her than to me; her time was all passed there and only a part

I told Bucke the story. He guffawed. "You fellows are decidedly Rabelaisian," he said.

He said: "Part of my difficulty was verbal: I can't quite make out Nelly's scribble: now that I hear

I'm glad you told me the story: it's so unexampled—so like nothing but itself." Then he paused.

That deafness quite often occurs, even now—seems to be a part of the cold."

W. said: "I know it: but there is a story of Madame Dudevant's—you remember it?

speaks of the man who tells his wife of his visit to another woman but does not tell her the whole story

of him—as much a part of him as his books."

company, comprising the membership of an intelligent reading club ignorant, however, for the most part

.: "That interminable dreary story!"

You remember the Lessing story? It always seemed to me very deep: very, very.

I told W. a story. Ingersoll was lecturing in Philadelphia.

W. still elaborated his story. "What a mistake!

what a host of enthusiastic boys would have been afoot taking part—arguing, contending, unfalteringly

He said; "The accounts have not been exaggerated: the truth was worse than the stories of it—far worse

He said that similar stories from Europeans were told of the vendetta—of massacres &c.

Then as truly as Denmark is at this moment doing the principal part of the intellectual work of the Scandinavian

"Yes, I can see it: and it was good because of you: I am sure you told the story straight: from what

W. said: I thought the story would give me a good résumé of Priestley's career—some adequate picture

He has sat up a part of the day, but is now, at 4 P.M., sleeping.

"I have been told the story a number of times by old men—I have quite a penchant for hunting up the old

roosters, having their stories from the farthest back possible."

"Their stories seemed wonderfully to agree—seemed plausible.