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time never have been excuse from any duty whatever and having urgent business at home which demands my
Walt Whitman Your "Leaves of Grass," has just been placed in my hands.
things, say so; if not, let it " werk " as the little boy said, but I warn you that, Sans-Culottism to my
My dear old friend I want to be present to congratulate you on your seventieth birthday, and to tell
of the Metropolitan Police, No. 300 Mulberry Street, N EW Y ORK, Dec 6th, 186 7 Friend Wat Walt At my
I could tell you a long story of my actions, for the relief and assistance of our Soldiers and their
Thursday Feby, 13 189 0 Dear Walt Whitman During my travels so far away from home; I have often thought
of writing you, just walk as once before into your grand presence & explain the interesting parts of my
occasionally (as while here) with an $800.00 order, I continue west to Denver & Leadville and upon my
long confinement which in my case & very many others was a gross injustice upon free men I enjoy the
varied & grand sight now ever so much and while Beer & music is yet one of my standards & enjoyed by
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
I go straight to my subject. Do not call me an autograph fiend.
your leisure, write me out on good paper, one side only, so that I may frame it with your portrait for my
I am asked to invite you to come & read on one of the days, & I add to this my own earnest request that
My Dear Sir, I saw Mr.
I have confessed to Burroughs my admiration of the spirit you have breathed into the air, to enlarge
At times, I have had an intense longing to express my gratitude to you yourself; & it was a sharp disappointment
collection, however, your contribution would have to conform to the more usual rhythms at least as far as "Captain
, my Captain!"
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
"O Captain! My Captain!"
My Dear Whitman, On receipt of your card, to-day, stating the time of your intended start, I telegraphed
My Dear Sir: In Baldwin's Monthly for July there was quite a long article relating to yourself, written
New York, July 17 1886 Dear Sir Your postal recd received and I was glad that you had accepted my small
Well, give him my love: that is real: and if he is satisfied to be the happy owner of my love he owns
My Kind Sir: I am try ing hard to collect the auto gra phs of all the men of note all parts of the country
leave Walt the 4th July I rushit rush it some I have the best buggy and Harness there is in Scio with my
of the big guns out here Walt the folks know very little is a letup on me every one is trying to be my
present but write to me as soon as you get this G I Storms Walter do not wate wait for me to write give my
enquiring friends Dressmaker in particular and give me his address if you can George I Storms P.S. in my
Mar 9 th 92 7 Taylor Ln— Bolton My Dear Walt Whitman Just a few lines in response to your loving message
How very kind of you to send such tokens of your love to me, tokens which go deep into my. my heart,
My little message will convey my gratitude, my deepest sympathy, and my very best love to you now— and
My Dear Walt Whitman, I am commissioned to ask if you can supply The Herald exclusively with a poem in
abolished one of the third class clerkships in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and upon my
It is, therefore, my duty to inform you that your services will not be required from and after the first
Monthly Magazine"—containing an article which I humbly beg you may accept as a feeble expression of my
Whitman I intended writing to you to wish you good bye, but have just heard there is a chance of my seeing
Will there be any chance of my getting to speak to you?
Just as he was about to recite 'My Captain,' a little girl, the granddaughter of Edmund Clarence Stedman
My dear Sir. There lies before me, as I write, a copy of "Brother Johnathan" Vol 1.
Walt you know wat what good times Petter and your selfe self and me had together Walt how is Harry my
not Receved Received no answer as yet but you must tell him that you have herd heard from me and give my
love to him and take a good share your self give my love to all the Boys on the Rail Road as mr sailor
to go to the D. and so forth Walt I want you to write to me as soon as you get this you must excuse my
me George D Cole Tottenville Staten Island in care of Cap t JW Sprague how is old car no number 29 my
I sent you yesterday a copy of my paper containing the lecture Keep off the Grass.
The whole edition of my paper is still held at the Post Office awaiting decision from Washington as to
As in my next number I shall have the whole history of this infamous impertinence and audacity in print
I am however loath to intrude my self on public personages— as I know that much of their valuable time
obliged to you for the trouble you have taken, and deeply interested in the book, for which I shall write my
I presume that my name in the book is in the author's handwriting, if so I shall value it the more.
"O my brave soul! O farther, farther sail! O daring joy, but safe!
) For that, O God—be it my latest word — here on my knees, Old, poor, and paralysed—I thank thee.
"My terminus near, The clouds already closing in upon me, The voyage balk'd, the course disputed, lost
, I yield my ships to .
"My hands, my limbs, grow nerveless; My brain feels rack'd, bewilder'd; Let the old timbers part I will
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! O Captain! my Captain!
O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain!
my Captain!
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse
But I with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, O how shall I warble myself for the dead one
periodicals, and I would not myself encroach on the space devoted to the work of other contributors; but my
Noumeáa Nouvelle-Calédonie (Colonies Françaises) 3/7 1890 Dear Walt, an important event took place in my
As I have no fortune whatever, and journalism does not suit my temper, I obtained a situation in our
My opinion, too, is that Bruno is one of the martyrs of free thought, one of our martyrs, and one of
On my arrival here I suffered from this Oceanian climate, but am getting better each day and will, no
Morris by this very post; be assured, dear Walt, of all my love Gabriel Sarrazin My address is as follows
I am now quite used to my new situation, and my opinion, too, is that such a change of base will be something
I was poor, unfit for journalistic work and, nevertheless, wanted to free my intellectual life from pecuniary
In this way I secured my "bread and butter," and, now, can set to my intellectual task; I can read, write
I wish you, dear Walt, a bright and happy new year; be assured of all my love Gabriel Sarrazin see note
Caranne, 153, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. 11 Juillet 1891 Reached Paris, exceedingly tired, but my
Send me papers and works: my permanent address is my uncle's, in the country, as follows: M.
You should see my room.
more, by looking you in the face, recover memories of the past that will refurnish the lost beats of my
But in my little intellectual life "Leaves of Grass" had been so much to me that I could not meet and
The circumstance passed from my mind but a few days since one of the gentlemen referred to the occurrence
My acquaintance with 'Leaves of Grass' dates from my early university days some ten years ago, when having
There is something in my nature furtive like an old hen!
of my real life, Only a few hints, a few diffused faint clews and indirection I seek for my own use
I wish to see my benefactor, & have felt much like striking my tasks, & visiting New York to pay my respects
Among the pilots are some of my particular friends—when I see them up in the pilot house on my way to
, and exemplify it," was my candid response.
General Philip Henry Sheridan's death (on August 5), and later as Interpolation Sounds in Good-Bye My
you read these, I, that was visible, am become invisible; Now it is you, compact, visible, realizing my
you read these, I, that was visible, am become invisible; Now it is you, compact, visible, realizing my
When you read these I that was visible am become invisible, Now it is you, compact, visible, realizing my
When you read these I that was visible am become invisible, Now it is you, compact, visible, realizing my
South"—which was first published in theMay, 1890 Century and then included in the second annex Good-Bye My
I were nothing; From what I am determin'd to make illustrious, even if I stand sole among men; From my
The oath of the inseparableness of two together—of the woman that loves me, and whom I love more than my
warp and from the woof; (To talk to the perfect girl who understands me, To waft to her these from my
own lips—to effuse them from my own body;) From privacy—from frequent repinings alone; From plenty of
the right person not near; From the soft sliding of hands over me, and thrusting of fingers through my
I were nothing; From what I am determin'd to make illustrious, even if I stand sole among men; From my
The oath of the inseparableness of two together—of the woman that loves me, and whom I love more than my
warp and from the woof; (To talk to the perfect girl who understands me, To waft to her these from my
own lips—to effuse them from my own body;) From privacy—from frequent repinings alone; From plenty of
the right person not near; From the soft sliding of hands over me, and thrusting of fingers through my
I were nothing, From what I am determin'd to make illustrious, even if I stand sole among men, From my
at random, Renascent with grossest Nature or among animals, Of that, of them and what goes with them my
The oath of the inseparableness of two together, of the woman that loves me and whom I love more than my
the right person not near, From the soft sliding of hands over me and thrusting of fingers through my
I were nothing, From what I am determin'd to make illustrious, even if I stand sole among men, From my
at random, Renascent with grossest Nature or among animals, Of that, of them and what goes with them my
The oath of the inseparableness of two together, of the woman that loves me and whom I love more than my
the right person not near, From the soft sliding of hands over me and thrusting of fingers through my
Acknowledging that the "death-envelop'd march of peace as well as war goes on," "Weave in, My Hardy Life
From My Last Years
27From My Last Years (1876).
A.MS. draft.loc.00199xxx.00494From My Last Yearsabout 1876poetryhandwritten1 leaf23.75 x 13.75 cm; A
draft of From My Last Years written in ink on a sheet of stationery, with three lines crossed out with
From My Last Years was published only once, in Two Rivulets, 1876. From My Last Years
27From My Last Years (1876).
Printed Copiesloc.04092xxx.00494From My Last Yearsabout 1876poetryhandwritten1 leaf5 x 13.25 cm; Written
paper cut from the bottom of a larger sheet to which has been attached a clipping of the poem, From My
From My Last Years
He is my key—sometimes daily—intellectual consultant for the project.
The project has become central to my scholarly life (in that it has become the most time consuming and
important of my projects).
Said to me concerning it: "It marks a new epoch in my life: another stage on the down-hill road."
W. said: "A Symonds letter is a red day for my calendar. This is one of them—an old letter."
My dear Sir.
My dear Mr.
My letter from him seems wholly sincere.
They are totally genuine—we could say of them what Gilder said of my poetry—that they stand specifically
All the fellows of any value put the brakes down—all of them: among my personal friends I know of no
Even my dear mother long ago saw that, for she said to me there were two things I could never do and
And every time I read that piece I grow in my perception of the capaciousness, amplitude, of the man.