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The poems were apparently never further developed and were never published.

Based on this date it can be speculated that the notes were written late in 1875 (a possibility corroborated

by the list of names), but the poem(s) may have been inscribed in the late 1860s or earlier.

[I go around]1860-1863prose2 leaveshandwritten; This manuscript is possibly an early draft of another

was written in August 1865, with the poetic lines likely composed slightly earlier (likely the early 1860s

Lurid Starsabout 1865poetry1 leafhandwritten; This is a poem draft, the last three lines of which were

Ownershipabout 1860poetry1 leafhandwritten; This manuscript was probably composed in the late 1850s or in 1860

as Whitman was preparing the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass.

It is a draft of No. 4 of the Thoughts cluster published first in the 1860 edition.

1881–1882 edition, the second line returned as Thought [Of Equality]; and the third and fourth lines were

321860, "War Memoranda," draftloc.00920xxx.00894[No poem sings]1860–1876prose1 leafhandwrittenprinted

leaf; This manuscript contains notes for a proposed poem offering a vision of the future of the American

This estimate is in line with that of Edward Grier, who dates the manuscript to "before 1860" (Notebooks

nyp.00033xxx.00132Sea Winrowsbetween 1860 and 1881poetry1 leafhandwritten; A list of words probably related

Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life, originally published as Bardic Symbols in the Atlantic Monthly 5 (April 1860

leaveshandwritten; Of nearly as much significance as Whitman's copy of the 1855 Leaves is his copy of the Boston, 1860

leaveshandwritten; One of a series of draft introductions Whitman prepared for Leaves of Grass, but which were

until collected by Clifton Joseph Furness in Walt Whitman's Workshop (1928), portions of this draft were

Lines from this manuscript were also revised and used in the poem So Long!

, which first appeared in the 1860-61 edition of Leaves of Grass.

leaveshandwritten; One of a series of draft introductions Whitman prepared for Leaves of Grass, but which were

until collected by Clifton Joseph Furness in Walt Whitman's Workshop (1928), portions of this draft were

leaveshandwrittenprinted; One of a series of draft introductions Whitman prepared for Leaves of Grass, but which were

until collected by Clifton Joseph Furness in Walt Whitman's Workshop (1928), portions of this draft were

Lines from this manuscript were also revised and used in the poem, So Long!

, which first appeared in the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass.

nyp.00514xxx.00524[The best of the two Introductions]1860–1865prose8 leaveshandwritten; One of a series

of draft introductions Whitman prepared for Leaves of Grass, but which were never printed during Whitman's

until collected by Clifton Joseph Furness in Walt Whitman's Workshop (1928), portions of this draft were

nyp.00513xxx.00524[Dec 23, 1864 good—& must be used]1860–1864prose8 leaveshandwritten; One of a series

of draft introductions Whitman prepared for Leaves of Grass, but which were never printed during Whitman's

until collected by Clifton Joseph Furness in Walt Whitman's Workshop (1928), portions of this draft were

nyp.00516xxx.00022[Thuswise it comes]1860–1867poetry3 leaveshandwritten; One of a series of draft introductions

Whitman prepared for Leaves of Grass, but which were never printed during Whitman's lifetime.

Portions of this manuscript were used in Emerson's Books, (The Shadows of them), which first appeared

Portions of the essay were reprinted in the New York Tribune on 15 May 1882 under the title, A Democratic

Three of the leaves on which the manuscript is written are smaller and were formerly pasted to the fourth

24tex.00043xxx.00700Poem of the WoodsPoem of The Woodsprobably between 1860 and 1880poetry1 leafhandwritten

21tex.00032xxx.00701Poem of TriumphPoem of Triumphprobably between 1860 and 1880poetry1 leafhandwritten

26tex.00055xxx.00708Write a drunken song…Write A Drunken Songprobably between 1860 and 1875poetry1 leafhandwritten

leafhandwritten; A small scrap of prose that would make its way into a footnote for Carlyle From American

Although Edward Grier states that the handwriting on the scrap indicates a date in the 1860s, the essay

This manuscript probably dates to the early 1860s, as it appears to have been inscribed after the writing

the leaf (duk.00795), which contains draft lines that contributed to poems first published in the 1860

2Notebooks, 1860-1861loc.00029xxx.00131Notebook, 1860-18611860-1861prosepoetryhandwritten61 leaves; An

relates to poems ultimately titled Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, By Blue Ontario's Shore, The City

Some of the trial verses in this notebook were published posthumously as [I Stand and Look], Ship of

Notebook, 1860-1861

2[1860], Boston notebookloc.04605xxx.00981Note Book1860prosepoetry34 leaveshandwritten; A notebook from

Whitman's trip to Boston in March through May of 1860.

from his visit, the first two leaves (surfaces 3 and 4) contain notes related to the printing of the 1860

2[1860-1864], Brooklyn and Washington notebookloc.04604xxx.00980Brooklyn & Washington Notebook1860-1875prose33

Hine, 1860 Whitman called this engraving, which he used as the frontispiece for the 1860 edition of Leaves

See Ted Genoways, "'Scented herbage of my breast': Whitman's Chest Hair and the Frontispiece to the 1860

, ca. early 1860s Library of Congress print of photo, in unknown handwriting on the back, identifies

this as having been taken around 1860 by Mathew Brady.For more information on J.

Walt Whitman by Unknown, ca. early 1860s Henry S.

Black of Black and Batchelder, 1860 Writing in 1860 about his trip to Boston, Whitman said to his friend

I do not expect to dispel the I say that if once the conventional distinctions were dis-pelled from our

1993), Elisa New attributes the manuscript to "the period when the first drafts of Leaves of Grass were

1993), Elisa New attributes the manuscript to "the period when the first drafts of Leaves of Grass were

Leaves of Grass Imprints (1860) Leaves of Grass Imprints (1860) Walt Whitman, 1819-1892 Ed Folsom Kenneth

this publication only. ppp.01860 Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass Imprints Boston Thayer and Eldridge 1860

University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives PS3238 .L35 1860, copy 1 updated

TO The States, or any one of them, or any city of The States, Resist much, obey little, Once unquestioning

obedience, once fully enslaved, Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city, of this earth, ever afterward

I WAS asking for something specific and perfect for my city, and behold!

there is in a name, a word, liquid, sane, unruly, musical, self-sufficient, I see that the word of my city

ice in the river, passing along, up or down, with the flood-tide or ebb-tide; The mechanics of the city

The beautiful city! the city of hurried and sparkling waters! the city of spires and masts!

The city nested in bays! my city! The city of such women, I am mad to be with them!

herself; Of Equality—As if it harmed me, giving others the same chances and rights as myself—As if it were

OF what I write from myself—As if that were not the resumé; Of Histories—As if such, however complete

, were not less complete than my poems; As if the shreds, the records of nations, could possibly be as

lasting as my poems; As if here were not the amount of all nations, and of all the lives of heroes.

ages, that men and women like us grew up and travelled their course, and passed on; What vast-built cities—What

and phrenology, What of liberty and slavery among them—What they thought of death and the Soul, Who were

O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing, I know that

Do their lives, cities, arts, rest only with us? Did they achieve nothing for good, for themselves?

the theory of the earth, and of his or her body, understands by subtle analogies, the theory of a city

Debris 4 HAVE you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood

to have their chance, In it physique, intellect, faith—in it just as much as to manage an army or a city

my clothes were stolen while I was abed, Now I am thrust forth, where shall I run?

from east to west, as they lie unclothed, The Asiatic and African are hand in hand—the European and American

that men and women were flexible, real, alive! that every- thing everything was alive!

To think of all these wonders of city and country, and others taking great interest in them—and we taking

Do you enjoy yourself in the city? or engaged in business?

It is not to diffuse you that you were born of your mother and father—it is to identify you, It is not

The threads that were spun are gathered, the weft crosses the warp, the pattern is systematic.

When America does what was promised, When each part is peopled with free people, When there is no city

on earth to lead my city, the city of young men, the Mannahatta city—But when the Mannahatta leads all

the cities of the earth, When there are plentiful athletic bards, inland and seaboard, When through

to American persons, progresses, cities? Chicago, Kanada, Arkansas?

ONCE I passed through a populous city, imprinting my brain, for future use, with its shows, architec-

I loved well those cities, I loved well the stately and rapid river, The men and women I saw were all

The beautiful city! the city of hurried and sparkling waters! the city of spires and masts!

The city nested in bays! my city! The city of such women, I am mad to be with them!

Cluster: Leaves of Grass. (1860) LEAVES OF GRASS. 1. ELEMENTAL drifts!

things in their attitudes, He puts to-day out of himself, with plasticity and love, He places his own city

ALL day I have walked the city, and talked with my friends, and thought of prudence, Of time, space,

doubt that shallowness, meanness, malig- nance malignance , are provided for; I do not doubt that cities

tidy and fresh-cheeked girls—and the bare- foot barefoot negro boy and girl, And all the changes of city

Cluster: Enfans D'adam. (1860) Enfans d'Adam. 1.

And if the body were not the Soul, what is the Soul?

sons—and in them were the fathers of sons.

A WOMAN waits for me—she contains all, nothing is lacking, Yet all were lacking, if sex were lacking,

ONCE I passed through a populous city, imprinting my brain, for future use, with its shows, architec-

Cluster: Calamus. (1860) CALAMUS. 1.

Were you looking to be held together by the lawyers? By an agreement on a paper? Or by arms? Away!

CITY of my walks and joys!

Or the vaunted glory and growth of the great city spread around me?

, if I could be with you, and become your lover; Be it as if I were with you.

Cluster: Messenger Leaves. (1860) MESSENGER LEAVES. To You, Whoever You Are.

TO The States, or any one of them, or any city of The States, Resist much, obey little, Once unquestioning

obedience, once fully enslaved, Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city, of this earth, ever afterward

Cluster: Thoughts. (1860) THOUGHTS. 1.

herself; Of Equality—As if it harmed me, giving others the same chances and rights as myself—As if it were

OF what I write from myself—As if that were not the resumé; Of Histories—As if such, however complete

, were not less complete than my poems; As if the shreds, the records of nations, could possibly be as

lasting as my poems; As if here were not the amount of all nations, and of all the lives of heroes.

Cluster: Debris. (1860) DEBRIS.

HAVE you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for

to have their chance, In it physique, intellect, faith—in it just as much as to manage an army or a city

Paumanok, where I was born, Fond of the sea—lusty-begotten and various, Boy of the Mannahatta, the city

of ships, my city, Or raised inland, or of the south savannas, Or full-breath'd on Californian air,

put in my poems, that with you is heroism, upon land and sea—And I will report all heroism from an American

ideal of manly love, indicating it in me; I will therefore let flame from me the burning fires that were

count- less countless herds of buffalo, feeding on short curly grass; See, in my poems, old and new cities