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By 1855 when Whitman wrote "I lean and loafe at my ease . . . . observing a spear of summer grass," he

"Revenge and Requital," the narrator concludes of the redeemed main character Philip that "Some of my

where the narrator reflects on his own death: "There is many a time when I could lay down, and pass my

In one scene where Whitman describes the death of a child, in the autobiographical "My Boys and Girls

fiercely, and rack my soul with great pain."

A Fact," a reader denoted solely as "R" explained in the letter: "My feelings were very much excited

the stories he had written approximately fifty years earlier, when, according to the poet, "I tried my

Wisdom" as Captain William A.

upon them without any of the bitterness and mortification which they might be supposed to arouse in my

The formal narration of them, to be sure, is far from agreeable to me—but in my own self-communion upon

Michael Winship has written in response to an email inquiry that: My working hypothesis is that there

in London in 1882, albeit in a significantly edited form under the title of "The Tomb Flowers," in My

About "My Boys and Girls" Whitman's " My Boys and Girls " is a brief sketch that first appeared in The

Because issues of The Rover do not include a publication date, there is some disagreement about when "My

See Whitman's " My Boys and Girls ."

For further discussion of the plot of "My Boys and Girls," see Patrick McGuire, " My Boys and Girls (

"My Boys and Girls" Walter Whitman My Boys and Girls The Rover March or April 1844 3 75 per.00333 Written

Because issues of The Rover do not include a publication date, there is some disagreement about when "My

suggests March or April 1844—between March 27 and April 20, 1844—as the likely date of publication of "My

Boys and Girls" in The Rover.; See Whitman's "My Boys and Girls

"; For further discussion of the plot of "My Boys and Girls," see Patrick McGuire, "My Boys and Girls

his second letter to Hale, Whitman emphasized the success of his earlier fiction pieces, writing, "My

Much like the bachelor narrator of " My Boys and Girls ," closely identified with Whitman himself, the

Also, like "My Boys and Girls," this story too turns to the fleeting nature of youth and childhood and

Boanes' nephew, admitting that "the name of the person is burnt in welcome characters of fire upon my

Requital," a sentence that seemed to make an explicit statement against capital punishment: "Some of my

Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine New York, NY March 1844 [138]–139 per.00333 Walter Whitman My

[Out from Behind This Mask]Reprinted as "Out from Behind This Mask: To confront My Portrait, illustrating

[Come, said my Soul]According to the Comprehensive Reader's Edition of Leaves of Grass, this poem appeared

Two Rivulets" section of Two Rivulets (1876).; Reprinted as "Out from Behind This Mask: To confront My

.; Reprinted as "Interpolation Sounds" in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

.; This poem later appeared as "Calamus No. 40," Leaves of Grass (1860); as "That Shadow My Likeness,

.; Reprinted under the new title "To the Pending Year" in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; Reprinted in Good-Bye

My Fancy (1891).

"Come, Said My Soul" was reprinted in the New York Daily Tribune, 19 February 1876, and on the title

.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; Published with the subtitle "For unknown buried soldiers,

Revised and reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

.; An earlier version of this poem entitled "My Departure" appeared in the Long Island Democrat, 23 October

.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) under the title "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher."

.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

.; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).

It was included without the note in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

.; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891). Transcription not currently available.

Whitman Archive has not yet verified publication information for this poem.; Reprinted in Good-bye My

.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

.; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891). Transcription not currently available.

.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

Poemet [That shadow, my likeness]," New-York Saturday Press 4 February 1860, 2.

"Calamus No. 40," Leaves of Grass (1860); "That Shadow My Likeness," Leaves of Grass (1867); slight changes

O Captain! My Captain!" New-York Saturday Press, 4 November 1865, 218.

.; Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; "Old Age Echoes" was the title given to a collection of four

poems first published in Lippincott's Magazine: Sounds of the WinterReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (

The Unexpress'dReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).

Sail Out for Good, Eidólon YachtReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).

After the ArgumentReprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).

.; An earlier version of this poem entitled "My Departure" appeared in the Long Island Democrat, 23 October

Grass (1871-72).; This poem later appeared as "Calamus No. 40," Leaves of Grass (1860); as "That Shadow My

November 1878 and as "To the Man-of-War-Bird" in Leaves of Grass (1881–82).; Reprinted in Good-Bye My

Revised and reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; This poem was reprinted in the Critic, 16 (24 May

"; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891).

"You have worked hard to-day, my son." "I've been mowing."

Feel of my hands." There were blisters on them like great lumps. Tears started in the widow's eyes.

I'd as leive lieve be in my grave as there." And the child burst into a passionate fit of weeping.

"There, my lads," he said to his companions, "there's a new recruit for you.

"I've no occasion; beside, it makes my head ache, and I have promised my mother not to drink any," was

I cannot, of course, convey to others that particular kind of influence, which is derived from my being

I must hardly expect, therefore, that to those who hear it through the medium of my pen, the narration

times which marked our American Revolution that the incidents occurred which are the foundation of my

Again I ask pardon for my rudeness. Let me now be shown to this chamber—this haunted chamber.

He came to my very bed-side; his small hand was raised, and almost touched my face.

The circumstances of my family were easy; I received a good education, was intended by my father for

The eldest was my favorite.

I kept a box of my own, and frequently attended, often giving my family permission also to be present

My blood curdled as I saw there an image of the form of my son—my cruelly treated Luke—but oh, how ghastly

I clapped my hands to my ears, to keep out the appalling sounds that seemed to freeze my very blood.

trifling suffusion spread over his face; "if you like, I'll put the saddle on Black Nell—she's here at my

I took my lamp, and went my way to my room.

I stopped and leaned my back against the fence, with my face turned toward the white marble stones a

; and answered, "My husband's."

She looked at me for a minute, as if in wonder at my perverseness; and then answered as before, "My husband's

my open hands and thought.

have of late frequently come to me times when I do not dread the grave—when I could lie down, and pass my

greatest and profoundest truths are often most plain to the senses of men—in the same resemblance, my

The scene of the meeting was the school house; and having no other means of employing my time, I determined

"You are whimsical, my dear," said the matron, as she took the paper; "why do you desire so needless

"My son," she cried, in uncontrollable agony; "my son! you die!"

Whitman reused this sentence and the preceding one, beginning "My son," with minor revisions, in " The

.; Whitman reused this sentence and the preceding one, beginning "My son," with minor revisions, in "

I was alone, the family of my host having gone on some visit to a neighbor.

Insensibly, my consciousness became less and less distinct; my head leaned back; my eyes closed; and

my senses relaxed from their waking vigilance.

The person to whom I spoke stared in my face surprisedly.

"Himself hung it around my neck," said the veteran.

And the gentle creature blushes at my protestations of love, and leans her cheek upon my neck.

"My brother, thus have I lived my life. Your look asks me if I have been happy.

"My brother, a maiden's tears washed my stern resolves away.

Various fortune followed my path.

But I can lay my hand upon my heart, and thank the Great Master, that the sunshine has been far oftener

What is yours, my brother?" "Behold!" answered the Spirit.

You traitor to my dead father—robber of his children! I fear to think on what I think now!"

They will ask me of news about my brother: Let me not say, I left him weeping like a girl!"

"Tell them," rejoined the chief, "that I met my punishment as a hunter grasps the hand of one he loves

When I came hither, not many days since, I was near to death, even then—and my fate would have happened

monk when he could safely walk the distance of the village: "Though judging by the cool kindness of my

"Patience, my son!" said the holy father; "tomorrow I will myself accompany you thither.

"Why are you crying, my little son?" said he.

"My brother is sick," answered the child. "I have no father. He is dead."

"What is your name, my poor boy?" he asked. "Adam Covert," said the child.

Reprinted as "Interpolation Sounds" in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

When reprinted in "Good-Bye My Fancy," the poem included the note, "General Sheridan was buried at the

Reprinted under the new title "To the Pending Year" in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; Our transcription is

poems published as the cluster "Old Age Echoes" in Lippincott's Magazine were reprinted in Good-bye My

.; Reprinted as "Out from Behind This Mask: To confront My Portrait, illustrating 'the Wound-Dresser,

Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; Our transcription is based on a digital image of an original

My Canary Bird

mentions in a letter to Richard Maurice Bucke on February 16, 1888: "it is chilly here as I finish this—my

Queries to My Seventieth Year

Sea Captains, Young or Old

It was included without the note in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; Our transcription is based on a digital

.; An earlier version of this poem entitled "My Departure" appeared in the Long Island Democrat, 23 October