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If I worship any particular thing, it shall be some of the spread of my own body."—p. 55.
—My wife sends her warm regards to you. She desires much to see you. W.W.T.
to be found in these prurient pages and how any respectable House could publish the volume is beyond my
—What seek you do you want among my haughty and jealous democracies of the north?
woman, or my flesh and blood.
—There are my officers and my courts.—At the Capitol is my Legislature.
—It is foreign to my usages, as to my eyes and ears.—Go back to the power that sent you.
free cities, or my teeming country towns, or along my rivers, or sea shore.— 19 But why do I babble
O my body, that gives me identity! O my organs !
Underfoot, the divine soil— Overhead, the sun.— Afford foothold to my poems, you Nourish my poems, Earth
In Poem The earth, that is my model of poems model ?
The body of a man, is my model—I do not reject what I find in my body—I am not ashamed—Why should I be
My Darling (Now I am maternal— a child bearer— bea have from my womb borne a child, and observe it For
first poem of the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass , later called "Song of Myself": "I do not trouble my
The first several lines of the notebook (not including this line) were revised and published as "My Picture-Gallery
just granting his request, with great commiseration, when an old lady from the gallery cries out "O my
O laugh when my eyes settle the land The imagery and phrasing of these lines bears some resemblance to
similarity to the following line in the poem eventually titled "I Sing the Body Electric": "As I see my
and dwells serenely behind it.— When out of a feast I eat bread only corn and roast potatoes fo for my
dinner, through my own voluntary choice it is very well and I much content, but if some arrogant head
inspiration . . . . the beating of my heart . . . . the passing of blood and air through my lungs.
Isaac v Joseph Stephen & Jesse (my grandfather) sons of Nehemiah Whitman Phebe daughters Hannah Brush
giving others the same chances and rights as myself— As if it were not indis‑ indispensable pensable to my
See, for instance: "I take my place among you as much as among any," (1855, p. 48); "Nor do I understand
.; TThis manuscript bears some similarity in subject to the poem that became "Who Learns My Lesson Complete
4 To me I subject all the teachings of the schools, and all dicta and authority, to my the tests of myself
And myself,—and I encourage you to subject the same to the tests of yourself—and to subject me and my
Calamus 18. p 363 City of my walks and joys!
little you h You city : what do y you repay me for my daily walks joys Not these your crowded rows of
delicious athletic love fresh as nature's air and herbage— —offering me full repa respon ds se equal of my
my own, These repay me—Lovers, continual Lovers continu only repay me.— This manuscript is a draft of
City of my walks and joys
meet and drawing their love in Never losing old friends, or new ones; and finding new on every day of my
levee in life,— After death Now when I am looked back upon, I will I hold levee, after death, I lean on my
left elbow—I take ten thousand lovers, one after another, by my right hand.— I have all lives, all effects
Hear my fife!—I am a recruiter Who Come, who will join my troop?
first several lines of "Pictures" (not including this line) were eventually revised and published as "My
Hear my fife
first several lines of "Pictures" (not including this line) were eventually revised and published as "My
of the poem (not including this line) were revised and published in The American in October 1880 as "My
In a the garden, the world, I, a new Adam, again wander, Curious, here behold my resurrection after ages
is wondrous—I am myself most wondrous, The All is I have con I exist, I peer and penetrate still, By my
first several lines of "Pictures" (not including these lines) were eventually revised and published as "My
first several lines of "Pictures" (not including these lines) were eventually revised and published as "My
The first several lines of "Pictures" (not including this line) were revised and published as "My Picture-Gallery
Is this my sorry face? I am not sorry—I am glad—for the world."
It seem to me more than all the print I have read in my life."
Feb. 6, 1861 My dear Sir, Please find bill enclosed of 20.24 .
Forest Hill April 19/61 My Dear Walt.
True I might not prove strong enough for much hard work but I could fire my gun once and die, for my
My dear Walt I am not yet conquered .
I have everything external to crush me and stinging poverty to freeze my heart, but my day is coming
God bless you my dear man.
William told his young visitor "I took one bag on each shoulder, one in each hand, and one in my teeth
'61 Camp Brooklyn near Baltimore June 28 My dear Mother Your letter and Walts came all right and glad
and down in the city but after ten O Clock it was as quiet as Brooklyn Well good bye Mother give my
LeGendre on the battle field perfectly unable to move I took the blankets that I have strapped to my
all their Artillery and Baggage, and so ended the great battle of Fredericksburg which was lost in my
Straitened up my receipts found the money all came out right to a cent, took a walk about the City
July 12th My Co was releived at 8 A.M. and were to act as a reserve for the other skirmishers that
clothes, and took things comfortably as we were all completely tired out, and I made up my mind that
The following note appears at the top of this page in the diary: "[re]ceived my commission as [first
, that whatever pieces are printed, I reserve the right to include them in any future collection of my
Lived in Classon from May 1st '56, '7 '8 '9 Lived in Portland av. from May 1st '59 '60 '61 Sarah White, my
up before the fire, just like a man—was every way decided and masculine in behavior The tradition of my
loc.04741xxx.00946In writing my history of Brooklynabout 1862prose1 leafhandwritten; Brief note regarding
In writing my history of Brooklyn
prefatory poem of the 1867 edition of Leaves of Grass, which was later revised as Small the Theme of My
I sometimes found the man a corpse in the morning by whose side I laid my self down at night.
In spite of my efforts he would sometimes rise, and then I had to close in with him, trip up his heels
By one of these thrusts, more spiteful and violent than common, I had a narrow escape of my life.
No English physician, or any one from the city, ever to my knowledge came near us.
My constitution was less muscular and plethoric, and I escaped the fever longer than any of the thirteen
In 1644 Captain John Underhill led forces against a group of American Indians, killing about 120.
.”; In 1644 Captain John Underhill led forces against a group of American Indians, killing about 120.
On the right side, "Youth of my country! Martyrdom prefer to Slavery."
Clock it comenced to rain not very hard but enough to make it very unpleasant I stuck it out until my
Brigade driving the enemy untill we got into a thick swamp where the mud and water was over the top of my
order to charge and away we went the water flying over our heads as we splashed through it I was in my
pickets all day so that we must have some 2500 to night I have seen 1 or 2 Colonels and lots of captain
work yesterday is a little stiffness in my legs from walking George Washington Whitman to Louisa Van
Captain O. Jennings Wise died as a result of wounds on February 9, 1862.
A Fire Company was formed, consisting of seven members, for one year; namely, Henry Stanton, captain;
number of firemen was increased to eleven, and the following were elected members: Stephen Baldwin, Captain
John Titus, The John Titus mentioned here is probably the same John Titus who served as a captain in
.; The John Titus mentioned here is probably the same John Titus who served as a captain in the militia
But my sketch must close for this week, or rather, be suspended, to give in another article, in the next
scratch although the balls fairly rained around me, and several of our boys were struck down close by my
better acount of the fight, than I can give you (from the papers) but I know you will want to hear my
the back of the neck passing out of his cheek, I took off the rubber blanket that I had straped on my
a tent where he now lies in a very critacle condition, The Chaplain of our regt was killed. one Captain
corner the following verses are printed: Bright Banner of Freedom with pride I unfurl thee;Fair Flag of my
be-holdbehold thee,Gleaming above us in freshness and youth,Emblem of Liberty, Symbol of truth;For the Flag of my
Sprague held the rank of captain in Company B of the Thirteenth New York State Militia from April 23,
although the balls rained around me for over two hours, and several of our boys were struck down close to my
651 men when we went into the fight, and lost about 100 in killed and wounded, among whom was some of my
I took off the blanket that I had strapped to my back, laid him on it, got some help and carried him
We had one captain, one lieutenant, 3 orderly sergeants, our Chaplain, and 16 or 18 privates killed.
He was by my side when he was struck and was an intimate friend of mine.
I am under obligations to them both, for their courtesy during my visits, and for professional explanations
P. with gentle but firm hand, holding a pair of nippers, seemed to me larger than the end joint of my
yellow blue handkerchief around her head, and such an expression on her face, that I at once made up my
Tuesday Mar 25 1862 Walt Whitman My dear Mr.
My social position enjoins precaution & mystery, and perhaps the enjoyment of my friend's society is
heightened which in yielding to its fascination I preserve my incognito; yet mystery lends an ineffable
—You have already my whereabouts & my hours—It shall only depend upon you to make them yours and me the
In a former part of my account, Dr. Wright Post's name was mentioned.
To be plain at once, and say my say about this, I do not think there is a public edifice in America—school
Broadway Hospital, the heating and ventilation are by steam; and I have to acknowledge that during my
I can count on my fingers, on one hand, all the good people who have bequeathed to the institution; and
For my part, as I stand in the presence of these fine and eloquent faces, I acknowledge without demur
Wishing to make my parting bow to this worthy old establishment, by bringing things up to date, I took
The ward devoted to these cases was only sparsely filled at the time of my visit of last Wednesday.
One Sunday night, in a ward in the South Building, I spent one of the most agreeable evenings of my life
I see evidences of her having been there, almost always, on my visits.
At the time of my visit on Wednesday, there were several soldiers brought in from the 105th New York
We have moved our camp since my last letter and are now on the Newbern side of the Trent river, we have
My apointment dates from the 14th of March, the day of the battle of Newberne.
Our Captain is a young man from Buffalo N.Y. named Hazard whose father is very rich and we live in fine
up to the first of March, I received $42 I had to buy lots of new things and have spent nearly all my
Morris Hazard, Jr., captain of Company D until his discharge from the army on May 7, 1862.
Francis of Buffalo, New York, was promoted to the rank of captain to replace Hazard when the latter left
countless thousands of people—I must here resume the thing, after a fashion, and tuck you, reader, under my
and also here asseverate, once for all, that when I do so specify, I do it to give definiteness to my
New York I wrote you a letter a couple of weeks since (which I suppose you received) telling you of my
position first rate and am getting along very well indeed, and as the pay is good , I am glad both on my
Well Mother it is getting late and rather chilly writing here in my tent so I must stop and go to bed
My first personal knowledge of the Bowery Theatre was about twenty-seven or eight years ago, when I was
All these are among my hobbledehoy dramatic reminiscences.
At first, I remember, I used to go with other boys, my pals; but I afterward preferred to go alone, I
was so absorbed in the performance, and disliked any one to distract my attention.
From what I have gleaned of old stage-frequenters, here and abroad, I have made up my mind that in a
We have not been paid off yet Mother but we expect to be in a very few days, just as soon as I get my
Francis of Buffalo, New York, was promoted to the rank of captain to replace Hazard when the latter left
I ask for their decipherment from a learned person in my neighborhood.
I was in my tent, washing and geting ready to go on parade, when our Orderly Sergeant came to my tent
I was quite taken aback I tell you as it was done so quietly that I was taken by surprise and my being
The Captain of our company has a Wife, staying at his Brothers in Burlington Vermont, he has writen
, and if Mac, does the clean thing at Richmond I dont see what hope will be left them I told you in my
Morris Hazard, Jr. was captain of Company D until his discharge from the army on May 7, 1862.