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I saw in a newspaper that he was writing a play.
believe that is all this time, dear baby, Walt— with a kiss from your loving father— Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 5 April [1872]
this occasion—here is a good buss to you dear son from your loving Father always— Walt Whitman to Peter
dust—not a car to be seen or heard—green grass every where—no smell of coal tar —As I write a party are playing
Your loving Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 27 June [1872]
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 23 February 1872
Your loving old Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 22 March [1872]
spending a couple of hours with Joaquin Miller—I like him real well Walt $10 enclosed Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 18 June [1872]
like writing—Good bye for to-day, my loving boy— Your true Father & Comrade always Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 15 March [1872]
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 14 June [1872]
Love to you dear son, Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 12 July [1872]
three letters to you last week, & papers—I knew that policeman Doyle that was shot dead here—he was Peter
arising out of a life of depression and enervation, as their result; or else that class of poetry, plays
Have the old forces played their parts? Are the acts suitable to them closed?"
famously remaked, "In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play
famously remaked, "In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play
Peters John Addington Symonds to Walt Whitman, 7 February 1872
how: to let my children grow fond of you—to take food with us; if my music pleased you, to let me play