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CITY OF SHIPS. CITY of ships! (O the black ships! O the fierce ships!
City of the world!
City of wharves and stores—city of tall façades of marble and iron!
Proud and passionate city—mettlesome, mad, extravagant city!
(Washington City, 1865.)
wast not granted to sing thou would'st surely die.) 5 Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities
day and night with the great cloud darkening the land, With the pomp of the inloop'd flags with the cities
not what kept me from sleep,) As the night advanced, and I saw on the rim of the west how full you were
and there, With ranging hills on the banks, with many a line against the sky, and shadows, And the city
men, I saw them, I saw the debris and debris of all the slain soldiers of the war, But I saw they were
And the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls, and the barefoot negro boy and girl, And all the changes of city
THE CITY DEAD-HOUSE.
O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing, I know that
Do their lives, cities, arts, rest only with us? Did they achieve nothing for good for themselves?
A NEWER garden of creation, no primal solitude, Dense, joyous, modern, populous millions, cities and
touching, including God, including Saviour and Satan, Ethereal, pervading all, (for without me what were
what were God?)
burial-places to find him, And I found that every place was a burial-place; The houses full of life were
streets, the shipping, the places of amusement, the Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, the Mannahatta, were
now I am willing to disregard burial-places and dispense with them, And if the memorials of the dead were
I saw the rich ladies in full dress at the soiree, I heard what the singers were singing so long, Heard
I WAS asking for something specific and perfect for my city, Whereupon lo!
people—manners free and superb—open voices— hospitality—the most courageous and friendly young men, City
city of spires and masts! City nested in bays! my city! ALL IS TRUTH.
But I too announce solid things, Science, ships, politics, cities, factories, are not nothing, Like a
what life, what joy and pride, With all the perils were yours.)
How the great cities appear—how the Democratic masses, turbu- lent turbulent , wilful, as I love them
sloping down there where the fresh free giver the mother, the Mississippi flows, Of mighty inland cities
respond within their breasts, their brains, the sad reverberations,) The passionate toll and clang—city
to city, joining, sounding, passing, Those heart-beats of a Nation in the night.
holds at the high, with bosom broad outswelling, All throbs, dilates—the farms, woods, streets of cities—workmen
Seas and Lands, Chapter VI: Men and Cities CHAPTER VI: MEN AND CITIES.
low-lying farmsteads around Baltimore and northward—so that many fields of maize, tomato, and melon were
the American Republic.
In a very few minutes, I may venture to say, we were like old friends.
I., "Men and Cities," in Seas and Lands (New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891), 72–83.
I., "Men and Cities," in Seas and Lands (New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891), 72–83.
old resident of this Isthmus, but, a New Yorker by birth and education, I am, I trust, a thorough American
, (of which I will send you an unbound copy, having at present none other) and hope I am a "live American
We checked Edwin Haviland Miller's transcription against the photograph but were unable to see the address
You think it a mere accident that all hearts were touched by one man's words, and that all generations
Should we be really more wicked if the sun were not a Puritan and dared to look on the world through
heard yet —Mrs O'Connor "Brazen Android" MSS for book are yet in the hands of the Houghton house y'r city—no
Stoddart's Encyclopaedia America, established Stoddart's Review in 1880, which was merged with The American
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were
O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen Android
Why the glorious mystic & genius wd have cut his throat if he had known what idiots people were to be
Mother was pretty well for her when we were home last.
is referring to her sister-in-law (her husband Harry Stafford's sister), Deborah Stafford Browning (1860
Harry's parents, George and Susan Stafford, were tenant farmers at White Horse Farm near Kirkwood, New
Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were
In 1890, the Staffords were the parents of two children: Dora Virginia Stafford (1886–1928) and George
God bless you Walt, You are badly stricken—never to recover—to be as you once were—erect, vigorous—none
stricken, Walt—gray—thin, her hair blanched—whitened—her hands shrunken—the bones protruding as it were—yet
1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city
How did you like the American elections?
All my American friends—young men who have gone in for politics—are working with the Democratic party
Your books were so much appreciated in Oxford, and that great one you sent my father is certainly a royal
The Costelloes were Benjamin Francis ("Frank") Conn Costelloe (1854–1899) and Mary Whitall Smith Costelloe
People in Boston were over Xmas.
Why the glorious mystic & genius wd have cut his throat if he had known what idiots people were to be
The Adams Express Company was founded in 1854 in New York City and began operations by delivering parcels
I wish that, besides the information it gives as to what you are doing, it had also said how you were
Last week end—while the keen frost continued & the trees were hung with rime—we had two of the most lovely
Symonds's Essays Speculative and Suggestive were published by the London firm of Chapman and Hall in
their own sake but mainly as messengers of the glad tidings that at the time of their dispatch you were
His notes were also published, along with a series of original photographs, as Diary Notes of A Visit
I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding
Fryer were Bernard O'Dowd's in-laws.
Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former
Harry's parents, George and Susan Stafford, were tenant farmers at White Horse Farm near Kirkwood, New
Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were
A major flu pandemic in 1889–1890 killed around a million people worldwide; it hit U.S. cities in late
Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former
1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were
He requested $100, but the poems were rejected on January 23, 1891 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles
David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing
For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were
affiliated with the Labour Church, an organization whose socialist politics and working-class ideals were
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were
Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former
Bucke and his brother-in-law William John Gurd were designing a gas and fluid meter to be patented in
It was because we knew that you were with us in spirit & because the book had come straight from your
So you see that you were really "one of us" & we feel sure that you were "one with us" too.
Whitman's essay "Old Poets" was first published in the November 1890 issue of The North American Review
Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former
affiliated with the Labour Church, an organization whose socialist politics and working-class ideals were
Johnston himself commented on this meeting on September 13, 1890: "Nearly all 'the boys' were present
In the city the meter affairs go on as usual "slow but sure" I think we shall be turning out meters within
Bucke and his brother-in-law William John Gurd were designing a gas and fluid meter to be patented in
I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding
The North American Review. 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York. Dictated. December 16, 1890 Dear Mr.
was published in The North American Review 125 (March 1891), 332–338.
I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding
myself, was unable to attend it, & Hutton is away from home at present, but all the rest of the friends were
affiliated with the Labour Church, an organization whose socialist politics and working-class ideals were
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were
On October 3, 1890, Whitman accepted the invitation to write for The North American Review.
Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former
Two weeks later, 250 Sioux were massacred near Wounded Knee Creek, ending the Ghost Dance movement.
off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans
On October 3, 1890, Whitman had accepted an invitation to write for The North American Review.
The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.
O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen Android
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were
There were recurrences of the illness in the spring and early summer of 1891 (March to June), and in
letter from Dr Bucke yesterday in which he gives me some professional details of your illness which were
His notes were also published, along with a series of original photographs, as Diary Notes of A Visit
affiliated with the Labour Church, an organization whose socialist politics and working-class ideals were
affiliated with the Labour Church, an organization whose socialist politics and working-class ideals were
Only 300 copies were printed, and Whitman signed the title page of each one.
in New York in 1849 and served as sanitary engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Health of New York City
Louis Water Works, and developed a major reputation as a consultant (The National Cyclopaedia of American
He published several books on engineering and served as president of the American Society of Civil Engineers
The roads were almost bare of snow last ev'g and now it is deep-deep.
Whitman's poems "The Pallid Wreath" (January 10, 1891) and "To The Year 1889" (January 5, 1889) were
See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995
I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding
Similar reservations appear in his Four Americans (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919), 85–90.
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Your writing (in this last letter) looks as if you were well as ever, but I expect you vary—and sometimes
It is strange what a long time of suffering you have had in later life—you who were so healthy when young
Both were introduced to Whitman's writings by Edward Carpenter and they quickly became admirers of Whitman
Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were
the REVIEW OF REVIEWS —a copy of which I send you herewith —without any extract from the "North American
The parcel of "North Americans" which ought to have reached London, was lost between Liverpool and London
Whitman's essay "Old Poets" was first published in the November 1890 issue of The North American Review
The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.
Van Ness and American Hotels L.S. DREW H.N. CLARK MANAGERS Burlington Vermont.
Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.
Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were
Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were
By 1890, Harry Stafford (1858–1918) and his wife Eva Westcott Stafford (1856–1906) were the parents of
Whitman's poems "The Pallid Wreath" (January 10, 1891) and "To The Year 1889" (January 5, 1889) were
His notes were also published, along with a series of original photographs, as Diary Notes of A Visit
Professor Royce is the American idealist philosopher Josiah Royce (1855–1916), who was born in California
and The Spirit of Modern Philosophy (1892), as well as a historical work, California: A Study of American
Stoddart's Encyclopaedia America, established Stoddart's Review in 1880, which was merged with The American
A fair portion of its contents were devoted to Whitman appreciation and the conservation of the poet's
loss—and she too recall Jeff in Brooklyn—his guitar—his close bond of friendship with you—closer as it were
Jessie and her sister Manahatta "Hattie" were both favorites of their uncle Walt.
1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city