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step they wend—they never stop, Successions of men, Americanos, a hundred millions; One generation playing
its part, and passing on; Another generation playing its part, and passing on in its turn, With faces
loos'd to the eddies of the wind; A few light kisses, a few embraces, a reaching around of arms; The play
ready; The dried grass of the harvest-time loads the slow- drawn slow-drawn wagon; The clear light plays
From the cinder-strew'd threshold I follow their movements; The lithe sheer of their waists plays even
I believe in those wing'd purposes, And acknowledge red, yellow, white, playing within me, And consider
not marches for accepted victors only—I play great marches for conquered and slain persons.
again, Amorous, mature—all beautiful to me—all wondrous; My limbs, and the quivering fire that ever plays
some playing, some slumbering? Who are the girls? who are the married women?
play the part that looks back on the actor or actress!
The most renown'd poems would be ashes, orations and plays would be vacuums.
I love to look on the stars and stripes—I hope the fifes will play Yankee Doodle.
Let the priest still play at immortality! Let death be inaugurated!
Around the idea of thee the strange sad war revolv- ing revolving , With all its angry and vehement play
remain in the same room with you, Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is playing
some playing, some slumbering? Who are the girls? who are the married women?
rest standing—they are too tired; Afar on arctic ice, the she-walrus lying drowsily, while her cubs play
returning home at evening—the musket-muzzles all bear bunches of flowers presented by women; Children at play—or
These are not to be cherish'd for themselves; They fill their hour, the dancers dance, the musicians play
play the part that looks back on the actor or actress!
Play the old role, the role that is great or small, ac- cording according as one makes it!
under-hold, the hair rumpled over and blinding the eyes; The march of firemen in their own costumes, the play
what was expected of heaven or fear'd of hell, are now consumed; Mad filaments, ungovernable shoots play
, He shall be lawless, rude, illiterate—he shall be one condemn'd by others for deeds done; I will play
Sir: In answer to your letter of the 13th instant, in reference to the U.S. military land at Point Peter
Peter M. Dox, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
Akerman to Peter M. Dox, 24 April 1871
is a very pleasant forenoon— When you write tell me if you have read Charles Reade's novel of "Foul Play
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
Foul Play, by Charles Reade and Dion Boucicault, was published in Boston in 1868.
To play at pastoral may be for a while the fashion, if the shepherds and shepherdesses are permitted
stand open and ready; The dried grass of the harvest-time loads the slow-drawn wagon; The clear light plays
dry and flat Sahara appears, these cities, crowded with petty grotesques, malformations, phantoms, playing
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 14 July 1871
readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 28 July [1871]
honor to inform you that the District Attorney for Nebraska reports that no such persons as Swift, Peters
Military land at Point Peter, Georgia, I have the honor to enclose the certified copy of a deed from
Peter lands. Geo.
He was the author of numerous plays, sonnets, and narrative poems.
Sir: I enclose herewith the account of Peter R. Carll, Esq.
I think he has made Apollo (& his English fellow) too idle, a god of glorious play merely, whereas he
of them look small, ill fed, ill clothed, and are I heard over drilled—In Strasbourg—Prussian band plays
Shipman, under date of 8th instant, desires that "eleven (11) volumes of Peters' Reports, and seventeen
letter of the 12th isntant enclosing the letters of Major Poe, of the Light House Engineers, and of Peter
Poe to the Light House Board, and of Peter Brown, Saginaw Bay Light House Keeper, to Major Poe, in relation
bells are all ringing for 7 oclock church—there is a chime of bells in one of the churches—they are playing
Peters, Moulton, Ala.
Peters, 28 December 1871
three letters to you last week, & papers—I knew that policeman Doyle that was shot dead here—he was Peter
I saw in a newspaper that he was writing a play.
Peters John Addington Symonds to Walt Whitman, 7 February 1872
like writing—Good bye for to-day, my loving boy— Your true Father & Comrade always Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 23 February 1872
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, 15 March [1872]
Your loving old Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 22 March [1872]
this occasion—here is a good buss to you dear son from your loving Father always— Walt Whitman to Peter
Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 5 April [1872]
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
how: to let my children grow fond of you—to take food with us; if my music pleased you, to let me play
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 14 June [1872]
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 18 June [1872]
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]
Love to you dear son, Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 12 July [1872]
spending a couple of hours with Joaquin Miller—I like him real well Walt $10 enclosed Walt Whitman to Peter
whatever I wish—& two or three good friends here—So I want you to not feel at all uneasy—as I write, Peter
confined in your room and unable to walk but i am glad to hear your friends is so kind i thought of peter
here the cold weather dont don't affect me so very much) good bie walter Walter dear remember me to peter