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European kings removed; I see this day the People beginning their landmarks, (all others give way;) Never were

the scaffold;) I would sing in my copious song your census returns of The States, The tables of population

, Down from the shower'd halo, Up from the mystic play of shadows, twining and twisting as if they were

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

or if the moisture of the right man were lacking.

that the old accounts, bibles, genealogies, are true, without exception; I assert that all past days were

what they should have been; And that they could no-how have been better than they were, And that to-day

My prefatory matter, & something like a third (I suppose) of the poems, were in print before your letter

letter; & contains moreover a longish passage affirming that, if such freedom of speech as you adopt were

title–page wh. you propose wd. of course be adopted by me with thanks & without a moment's debate, were

Moncure Daniel Conway (1832–1907) was an American abolitionist, minister, and frequent correspondent

Copies of the volume were withdrawn so that the sequel could be added.

several poems, adding eighteen new poems to those that appeared in Drum-Taps, and all of these poems were

Later, these poems were folded into Leaves of Grass, and by the time the final arrangement of Leaves

Whitman, The receipt of your letter of 3 Decr. this morning wd. would have made me feel miserable were

I have always felt—& did so markedly while our own recent Reform discussions were going on—one main truth

I have not yet succeeded in telling you (you know we were interrupted each time we began to talk of it

Her cheerfulness, her infinite gentleness and tenderness, were like the deep smile of the evening sky

It is as if the Cheeryble Brothers were rolled into one.

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Charley Sorrell and his brother, Jim, were drivers.

twenty items on Whitman appeared in the Press before the periodical folded (for the first time) in 1860

wast not gifted to sing, thou would'st surely die.) 5 Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities

and night, with the great cloud darkening the land, With the pomp of the inloop'd flags, with the cities

me from sleep;) As the night advanced, and I saw on the rim of the west, ere you went, how full you were

and there; With ranging hills on the banks, with many a line against the sky, and shadows; And the city

the rising and sinking waves—over the myriad fields, and the prairies wide; Over the dense-pack'd cities

Through youth, and through middle and old age, how unfaltering, how affectionate and faithful they were

WHEN I heard the learn'd astronomer; When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me;

was not a happy night for me that fol- low follow'd ; And else, when I carous'd, or when my plans were

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

We Two—how Long We Were Fool'd WE TWO—HOW LONG WE WERE FOOL'D. WE two—how long we were fool'd!

Misers, menials, priests alarming—air breathing, water drinking, on the turf of the sea-beach dancing, Cities

An Englishman might have written ninety-nine hundredths of American poetry.

The spirit that pervades is essentially American. It is more.

The philosophy and theology are decidedly American, the ethics are altogether of New York.

full of truly American exaggeration.

Everything American is the subject of his praises:— "These states are the amplest poem.

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

Whitman suggested the page read, "WALT WHITMAN'S | POEMS | Selected from the American | Editions | By

title-page which you propose would of course be adopted by me with thanks & without a moment's debate, were

As editor of the short-lived Saturday Press (1858–1860; 1865–1866), he printed "A Child's Reminiscence

" ("Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"), and, in 1860, praised Leaves of Grass when others condemned

See also Clapp's March 27, 1860 and October 3, 1867 letters to Whitman.

deeply Whitman's mother "affected" him: "Her cheerfulness, her infinite gentleness and tenderness, were

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337.

—Stoddard, Steadman, Aldrich, Howells, Garrison, &c. were mentioned—there appears to be nothing new to

lately been playing at Memphis, Tenn—is now about playing at Albany—Clapp remains as clerk in the City

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

See also Clapp's March 27, 1860 and October 3, 1867 letters to Whitman.

From 1860 to 1870, he was a literary reviewer for the New York World.

Dictionary of American Biography).

Hier, Jr., "The End of a Literary Mystery," American Mercury, 1 (1924), 471–478.

posture, & expression, though using only moderate words; and offering to the world, in himself, an American

In Notes on Walt Whitman, As Poet and Person (New York: American News Company, 1867), Burroughs wrote

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337.

See Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

in the New York Weekly Tribune on August 21, 1867; sections five to ten and half of section eleven were

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

He later designed and constructed the Milwaukee Water Works and served there as city engineer.

public for the complete work, and that it was better to have a well-known English critic introduce an American

poet to the British public than an unknown American author like O'Connor; according to Whitman's July

advertisement of the new book about the Ninth Corps—if George wants it, I think he can find it at the American

There were two tailors by this name in the Brooklyn Directory of 1865–1866: Andrew, 372 Myrtle Avenue

Surratt to the American consul in Montreal when Surratt fled there shortly before Lincoln's murder; see

O'Connor, & the wife too, were both very much taken with Jeff, & speak about him often.

Capitol last night, to see the House in session, & walk around—there was nothing very interesting—they were

Aloysius Church—they were ringing a chime of bells, three or four bells playing a sort of tune, sounded

I am glad you treated Emmy Price so kindly— they were so hospitable to me—I should think it would be

The Civil, Political, Professional, and Ecclesiastical History . . . of the County of Kings and the City

March 19, 1867 Dearest mother, I got both your letters last week, & they were a relief to my mind—I want

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, Walt Whitman wrote that he had sent two almanacs to his mother, though both were

O'Connor is coming on to New York to stop three days—he goes on to-night—he may call on Jeff at the City

recital at Metzerott Hall, of which the National Republican reported: "Their performances last evening were

In 1860, Erastus Otis Parker was indicted on seven counts of theft.

read some amusing pieces to them for three quarters of an hour, for a change—& sat down by those who were

. | Walt Whitman was forty years | old during the 83d Anniversary | of American Independence.

I have called at the American News Company store.

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337.

. & two or three small regimental hospitals in & around the city.

There were no courts in the early years of the territory and many cases were delayed.

Andrew Rome, printer, now in Fulton st. opposite City Hall, Brooklyn, did the printing of the first edition

Burroughs's Notes can be easily obtained by writing to the publishers, American News Company, 121 Nassau

st., New York City.

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337.

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

See Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Beekman & Spruce, | New York City."

I received a portion of the books remaining—the most of them were lost" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman

My dear loving boy, I wish things were situated so you could be with me, & we could be together for a

Try to keep up the same brave heart in the affairs of peace, that I know you did when you were a soldier