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background, atmosphere, out of which he emerges, into which and in which he flings and bathes, and plays

break—exquisite melody of speech, fire of life, possible only in fortunate hours, as if by some unpredictable play

I give my friend Peter Doyle the silver watch.I desire that my friends Dr R M Bucke of London, Ontario

Whitman,These last days have been so crowded with work and play that there has been no fair chance to

is interesting to know, that the high official type, in this wealthy town with its 65,000 people, plays

But I, for my part—we—must not play the game with that end in view.

Why—there was Grant—see how he went about his work, defied the rules, played the game his own way—did

Was it a play for an autograph? W.: "I was half tempted to answer it: but I won't write a word."

time for me (in a letter, or when he comes): say it for me: it 'sit's the sort of fire no man can play

Buchanan has a great idea of making money—has written plays, novels.

It is for her Browning writes plays—makes a part for her—to fit her.

An English version of one of his short plays, "L'Intruse," recently performed at the Haymarket Theatre

think so: maybe: hardly: there were other elements in the story—venom, jealousies, opacities: they played

—the play of his imagination quite fine.

I have sometimes thought, put this nature into general play; as here on this special field—and by and

My memory plays me shabbier tricks each year."

I spoke of Anna's excellent piano playing, W. taking it up: "Have you noticed that, too, Horace?

He is certainly the Winter of my discontent mentioned by Lord Bacon in his play of Richard III.

There's the story of Lige: it plays the dickens with the character of Stonewall Jackson—taking him down

"The Whitman Club in Boston has petered out. It failed because I sat down on it.

The glory of the Bacon-Shakespeare plays—and O'Connor recognized it, insisted upon it—not only in what

.: Peter Smith, 1972. Travels, Whitman's

performed the smallest of tasks—writing a letter home, feeding a sweet tooth, passing the time by playing

A carpenter from Elmira, New York, Haskell played the fife for the 141st New York Infantry band.

His close friend, streetcar conductor Peter Doyle, is to his right. Courtesy of Frank Wright.

Painting of the Grand Review showing Walt Whitman and Peter Doyle.

him to leave Washington for his brother George's home in Camden, where the great hospital visitor played

sponded,infact,toaninitialbreakupofregularItalianmetrics:itallowed a certain degree of freedom, of play

Carducci’s experience, in which Whitman played, as we have seen, a relevantrole,comesparticularlyclosetothatofRussian

had hardly ever been used in Italian poetry before, and it is highly probable that Whitman’s poetry played

of Whitman’sLeavesofGrass(1855), diSanPietro”(“AnEveningofSaint 210;and2017translationof Whitman’s Peter

Because he goes on to suggest that Canada, too, will play a part in his realization, the future he addresses

That he addresses the future is clear, though, and we can feel Whitman playing with the etymology of

a "fear" that is "generally submerged or disguised, since Whitman attempts to deny it in order to play

We can play a little, too, and at least simulate a breakdown of the notorious computational barrier between

McGann's most advanced experiments in deformance involve game-playing.

Volume I: 1834–1846 (New York: Peter Lang, 1998).

The most renown'd poems would be ashes, orations and plays would be vacuums.

Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, and Peter MacNicol in Sophie's Choice 14.

Peter Hassrick comments on the aura of Miller's works: "His characters, whether trappers or Indians,

In contrast, in Whitman's lines, the rifle plays a much more threatening role.

Given that Oliver's father, Peter Alden, wants his son to "understand America" and wants to free Oliver

She frequently played the self-sacrificing and self-effacing mother, a role Fullerton encouraged.

Around the idea of thee the strange sad war revolv- ing revolving , With all its angry and vehement play

Around the idea of thee the war revolving, With all its angry and vehement play of causes, (With vast

Around the idea of thee the war revolving, With all its angry and vehement play of causes, (With vast

again, Amorous, mature—all beautiful to me—all wondrous; My limbs, and the quivering fire that ever plays

again, Amorous, mature—all beautiful to me—all wondrous; My limbs, and the quivering fire that ever plays

again, Amorous, mature, all beautiful to me, all wondrous, My limbs and the quivering fire that ever plays

again, Amorous, mature, all beautiful to me, all wondrous, My limbs and the quivering fire that ever plays

I love to look on the stars and stripes—I hope the fifes will play Yankee Doodle.

excitement and chaos, hovering on the edge at first, and then merged in its very midst, and destined to play

Some of the inmates are laughing and joking, others are playing checkers or cards, others are reading

1873, became a favorite retreat for the poet for several years in the late 1870s and into the 1880s, playing

And as to Ingersoll's contention that Shakespeare's plays were impersonal—non-personal—more absolutely

I've played enthusiastic long enough—sacrificed enough, for that principle—and the world no better or

He is the kind of a man who might play with riches and die poor—though he's mighty comfortable fixed,

We were there till eleven, Wallace and Tom talking, Anna and I playing euchre at a little table nearby

It gives play of itself, naturally, without interpretation so-called, to grandest, most vital forces,

And it is in this respect Harrison has been lately playing a constant part—a devilish, picayune part—worthy

It makes me think of the fellow in the play: he says to some other—'I can invoke spirits from the deep

W. told Ed: "Play your violin: play it as much as you choose: I like it: when I am tired I will tell

Ed at first played in the next room. I advised him to play down stairs.

Sat with W. in his dark room, with the flickering light of the fire playing through the half-open stove

I told him how Bucke and his brother had played vociferous games of backgammon in the library, and I

I quoted Bucke again: I am head and ears in Bacon—Bacon wrote the plays—in a few years it will be proved

I suppose you know that is a performance, a play, all in music and singing, in the Italian language,

besides she is a tall and handsome lady, and her actions are so graceful as she moves about the stage, playing

Siddons' book about actors, plays?

In it she speaks of Lady Macbeth—the Lady of the plays—insists that she was not what the world conceives

attitude, his official mock heroic indignation, is not creditable to him—rather a blot on his record: a play

Burleigh played piano. W. very ready. Greeting everybody gaily. Often with inquiries.

Kennedy came along and put in a demurrer, W. resuming: "The Shakespeare plays are essentially the plays

aristocracy: they are in fact not as nearly in touch with the spirit of our modern democracy as the plays

Do you find such things in the Shakespeare plays?

I do not—no, nothing of the kind: on the contrary everything possible is done in the Shakespeare plays