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Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 17 March [1874]
The number forty seems to have played an important part in theological history.
Heaven is so high, and yet you play before it such fantastic tricks!
Brooks, has essayed to play principal (instead of second, as before) in a Congressional outrage, and
to upbraid womankind, it is to the credit of Shakspeare and the women of his time, that in all his plays
The Eckfords being the crack club of this district, crowds assembled to see the play.
; the light weights it appeared partook of too heavy a repast, for on returning to the field their play
conclusions which he draws therefrom, and the remedies which his long experience suggests, come into useful play
Saturday contained a long notice, accompanied by extracts of a work which it denominates "Carlyle's Peter
some secret understanding with 'De Santy' has procured advance intelligence of the aforesaid "Life of Peter
The game played yesterday afternoon between the Atlantic and Putnam Clubs, on the grounds of the latter
On the fourth innings the Putnams made several very loose plays, and allowed their opponents to score
9 runs, and those careless plays were sufficient to lose them the game.
On every other innings, they played carefully and well, as the score will show.
The Atlantics, as usual, played splendidly, and maintained their reputation as the Champion Club.
The truth is, we have plenty of rich men here, but we have no philanthropists of the Peter Cooper stamp—none
it out vi et armis , the rest of the population of the building grouping around, either to see fair play
We would not readily believe that Peter Cooper, "De Santy," C.W.
the shadow of the mantle of his late distinguished progenitor and namesake falling upon him, have played
and as he has in all probability a long career yet to run, I look forward with confidence to his playing
Yet he found time in early youth to mingle in the toilsome “play” of the firemen.
where his natural abilities, sharpened as they have been by the struggles of partisanship, have full play
description—yet as my series of sketches would be incomplete if it did not include a man who has played
In this sphere his long practical acquaintance with the laws of mechanics has been brought into play;
the bench, has been rather more obscure in his history than accords with the prominent part he once played
for his notions of Atlantis as an antediluvian civilization and for his belief that Shakespeare's plays
Bacon, an idea he argued in his book The Great Cryptogram: Francis Bacon's Cipher in Shakespeare's Plays
Here were the calcined bone, fresh from Peter Cooper’s, the feldspar, glittering with mica and newly
Young gentlemen will not play ball, or pitch quoits, or wrestle and tumble, or any other similar thing
Branch prefers a wider field for the play of woman’s affections.
Under the masks of another century we recognize the same human nature which is playing about us to-day
The grand match between the Long Island and New York Clubs will be played on Tuesday next, commencing
Karin is babbling on the floor, playing with blocks, & both nurses are adding a not insignificant share
He played the lead role in Clito, a new blank-verse drama set in ancient Greece, written by the English
thing is so beautiful & peaceful in the nearly declined but dazzling sun—The little children are playing
mostly strawberries) I see glimpses of a fine sunset in the west & the boys out in Mickle Street are playing
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
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Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 22 August 1870
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 10 September 1869
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 3 September 1869
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 21 August [1869]
Sun Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 4[–5] March [1872]
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
O., and then go around awhile—possibly going to Niblo's Theatre , as they play Shakespeare's "Julius
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Whitman did not see this play on September 9, 1870, since that was the one evening in the week on
Walt Whitman did not see this play on September 9, 1870, since that was the one evening in the week on
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
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Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 21–23 June 1871
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
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Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 14 July 1871
Peter, you are a good boy, & shall have your reward in Heaven, if not on earth.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 29 September [1868]
The play, produced according to the advertisements at a cost of $20,000, included a Parisian ballet and
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 2 October [1868]
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 9 October [1868]
I should like to have seen that match played between the Nat. & Olympics.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 25 September 1868