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and fire, and wholesale elemental crash, (this voice so solemn, strange,) I too a minister of Deity. 2

see notes Sept 2 1888 The idea that of the that in the nature of things, thr ough all affairs and deeds

national or individual, good and bad, each has its inherent law of punishment or reward, which is part

.; see notes Sept 2 1888; Transcribed from digital images of the original.

sparse leaves of me Ah not that granite dead & cold published You tides with ceaseless swell & ebb 2

sent to Herald March 2 A Prairie sunset.

with us, until the wood was transferred— Spectacle of the men lying around in groups in the forward part

the females—Painful effect of the excessive flatness of the country.— 10 This manuscript chronicles part

On board steamer Griffith Upper part of Lake Huron, Saturday morning, June 10th, 1848.

My own pride was touched—and I met their conduct with equal haughtiness on my part.

They agreed to my plan (after some objections on the part of me); and I determined to leave on the succeeding

is difficult to speculate on the circumstances or date of its composition, but it seems likely that parts

Emory Holloway (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921), 2:77–78. 1848 New Orleans

Emory Holloway (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1921), 2:77–78.

To th 9. 2 Last of the ebb, and daylight waning of the poured-out ebb, and daylight waning, s S cented

on —on, and do your part, ye shrouding burying waters! On, for your time, ye furious debouché!

This manuscript is a draft of "Proudly the Flood Comes In," first published as part of "Fancies at Navesink

, Duly from you the inborne tide again —duly the hinge a‑ turning Duly the needed blending discord‑parts

As ne your needed blending discord‑parts join'd in offsetting 15 But for your time, — your needed your

part —duly the hinge a‑turning, Really Duly ?

through duly all thy your glamour's Many Through the discord parts that round Time's diapason.) from

joined in The A rhythmus of life eternal.) as needed blended discord parts Many the parts discord parts

Transcribed from digital images of the original. your needed blending discord‑parts

last 2 11 At the Mouth of the River Last of the ebb, and daylight waning, Scented sea‑breaths landward

At one point this leaf was probably glued to the first leaf and constituted the first part of the note

utterance of these liquid tongues And To pass within my soul, which loves the grim, mysterious, wordless story

.— West Hills is a romantic and beautiful spot; it is the most hilly and elevated part of Long Island

place, it is indeed a fine situation, and it seemed familiar enough to me, for I remembered every part

that I remember, appear to have been cut down.— The Whitmans were among the earliest settlers of that part

by descendants in New England My father's grandfather was quite a large territorial owner in that part

the canvass covering of the stage was painted, would make me.— After my own grandmother died, in 18 2

The lines that appear in this manuscript were published posthumously as part of a poem titled "Supplement

poems entitled "Old Age Echoes" to a new printing of Leaves of Grass, and "Supplement Hours" was a part

Joel Myerson (New York: Garland, 1993), 2:624; and Major American Authors on CD-Rom: Walt Whitman (Westport

Joel Myerson (New York: Garland, 1993), 2:624; and Major American Authors on CD-Rom: Walt Whitman (Westport

Joel Myerson (New York: Garland, 1993), 2:520; Major American Authors on Cd-Rom: Walt Whitman (Westport

Joel Myerson (New York: Garland, 1993), 2:520; Major American Authors on Cd-Rom: Walt Whitman (Westport

No more the visible human fleeting, fractional face or limb, Nor hour, nor day—no segments, parts put

The order of the manuscript has been established based in part upon the order of linegroups in the poem

On the back of the fourth leaf is part of a faded letter in a hand other than Whitman's. Eidólons

verse, or a response to a newspaper piece about the frigate bird (also known as the man-of-war-bird), part

life a share, or more or less, None born but it is born—conceal'd or unconceal'd the seed is waiting. 2

Proud Music of the Storm" in Passage to India (1871), Two Rivulets (1876), and in Leaves of Grass (1881–2)

Proud Music of the Storm" in Passage to India (1871), Two Rivulets (1876), and in Leaves of Grass (1881–2)

Proud Music of the Storm" in Passage to India (1871), Two Rivulets (1876), and in Leaves of Grass (1881–2)

.— Parts of this section may be related to the poem that would later be titled "Great Are the Myths":

had occupied, & where the preceding night, they had gathered their dead— the an dea d lay in certain parts

Maine) after the battle of White Oaks church, on the retreat, the march at night—the scene between 12 & 2

microfilm images at the Library of Congress's website "Poet at Work: Walt Whitman Notebooks 1850s–1860s," part

Sunday May 10th—'63 Sunday May 10th spen d t a good part of the day the day in Armory Sq.

majority of the merchants and prosperous mechanics do not appear in their columns— indeed rarely in their 2

run around and look to all intermediate agencies for a situation.— As to And among the commercial part

—Not a few of them are really good looking; although, as a general thin k g , the best part of their

jr born June 25, 1776 Died at Dix Hills, Sept. 8, 1845 Sarah Whitman, born Jan. 1, 1778. died Feb. 2,

Army of 1776 under chief command of Washington, See 1st edition Reminiscences of Long Island, vol. 2,

Moved from Liberty st. to Front st, (eastern part, and lived there in spring and early summer of 1833

Sold the two 3 story houses in Cumberland st. March 1853.

Moved into the little 2 story house Cumberland st April 21st, '53 (lived there just one year exactly.

One of the names referenced on the verso, Covert, appears as a character in both Whitman's short story

" next to which Whitman writes "the villain," appears as a villainous character in Whitman's short story

Sculpture —then sculpture was necessary—it was an eminent part of religion it gave grand and beautiful

—It and was the true needed expression of the people, the times, and their aspirations.— It was a part

distinction whatever, is neither more or less than another, and the debatable points to be settled 2

countrymen ours in several sections of the Republic who profess their readiness to pick out certain parts

of that half part of the compact as either not necessary or not right just.— .

—For myself however I am free to say with a candid heart I know not of any such parts.

— 20 References to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 indicate that parts of this manuscript were likely

.; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; Transcribed from digital images

It is doubtless the case The The most immense share part of a A ncient History is altogether unknown

—The best and most important part of History cannot be written told.

dates and reliable information,— being It is surer and more reliable; because by far the It greatest part

The manuscript was therefore probably written between 1855 and 1860, and at one time likely formed part

The most immense part of

A work of a great poet is not remembered for its parts—but remembered as you remember the complete person

—the vocal performer to make far more of his song, or solo part, by by-play, attitudes, expressions,

It may also relate to the following segment in the preface: "when those in all parts of these states

let them accompany (at times exclusively,) the songs of the baritone or tenor— Let a considerable part

and libretto as now are generally of no account.— In the American Opera the story and libretto must

I am an old artillerist I tell of some On South Fifth st (Monroe place) 2 doors above the river from

.; At some point Whitman clipped out portions of two pages in this notebook (leaves 2 and 3 as represented

6 2 3 — 25 00 cxnm 4 Thoughts Of o O wnership—As if one fit to own things could not at pleasure enter

West a hundred years from now— th two hundred years—five hundred years— (This ought to be a splendid part

Transcribed from Joel Myerson's The Walt Whitman Archive: A Facsimile of the Poet's Manuscripts, vol. 1, part

2, Garland Publishing, 1993; Primary Source Media's Major American Authors on CD-Rom: Walt Whitman,

Transcribed from Joel Myerson's The Walt Whitman Archive: A Facsimile of the Poet's Manuscripts, vol. 1, part 2,

Whitman transcribed part of William Collins's "Ode on the Passions" on the back of this leaf. of these

At some point, this manuscript formed part of Whitman's cultural geography scrapbook.

wholesome, clear-eyed, Six feet ten inches high— tall— of noble head and bearded face, Every limb, every part

A City Walk: 2 V Just a list of all that is seen in a walk through the streets of Brooklyn & New York

.; 2; V; Transcribed from digital images of the original.

The lines eventually became part of the independent poem "Poets to Come."

book in a conversation with Horace Traubel on December 9, 1889 (With Walt Whitman in Camden, 6:180–2)

book in a conversation with Horace Traubel on December 9, 1889 (With Walt Whitman in Camden, 6:180–2)

2 (+) As to you, if you have never not yet learned to think, enter upon it now, Think at once with directness

Beneath them can be discerned the ink number 2.

Beneath them can be discerned the ink number 2.

Though the subject matter is similar, the manuscripts do not appear to be continuous.; 2; Transcribed

.— At one point, this manuscript likely formed part of Whitman's cultural geography scrapbook.

hexameters —verses whose lines are six poetic feet, either dactyls or spondees "Then when An 1 dromache 2

The poem was later published in Leaves of Grass as part of the "Autumn Rivulets" cluster.

The poem was later published in Leaves of Grass as part of the "Autumn Rivulets" cluster.

At one point, this manuscript likely formed part of Whitman's cultural geography scrapbook.

The identity of the "large, good-looking woman" and the source of the story about Tom Thumb are unknown

The identity of the "large, good-looking woman" and the source of the story about Tom Thumb are unknown

Maurice Bucke printed a transcription of this manuscript, he added the following words to the end of leaf 2,

Maurice Bucke printed a transcription of this manuscript, he added the following words to the end of leaf 2,

do not pretend to compose an a grand opera, with choice good instrumentation, and harmonious good parts

so something to give fits to the dilletanti, for its elegance and measure.— The To sing well your part

At one point, this manuscript likely formed part of Whitman's cultural geography scrapbook.

Another series of draft lines on the back of this leaf were published as part of "Poem of Many in One