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Now my lectures are over I am spending the summer helping in the garden and any odd jobs about the place—and

—I can't keep my fingers off it—but still that takes only a small fraction of the week & leaves plenty

These friends that I have here and my more natural open air life seem to have made a difference to me

I am able to get away from my work towards the middle of April, and it would be then that I should undertake

My usual address is 45 Brunswick Square, Brighton.

Your two volumes with my name written in them are my faithful companions.

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

Millthorpe, Holmesfield near Sheffield, Oct. '91 Owing to postal changes, my address will in future be

Kurunégala Ceylon 11 Dec 90 My dear Walt— It's good to get your letter of Nov 2 nd forwarded to me here

Too bad my not acknowledging your books—they arrived all right sometime in Sept r and I forwarded one

I am staying just now with my friend Arunáchalam whose name you may remember.

Give my love to Dr Bucke if you write or see him—not forgetting H.

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to

My dear friend It is just dawn, but there is light enough to write by, and the birds in their old sweet

My first knowledge of you is all entangled with that little garden.

My chief reason for writing (so I put it to myself) is that I can't help wishing you should know that

Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my heart

And for my sake you must not mind reading what I have written.

Dear Walt— Just a line as you have been much in my thoughts lately.

Sharpe, my old harper friend that I told you of, died a few days ago—"very quiet & gentle" says his son

The Money Order is sent in my name. Edward Carpenter to Walt Whitman, 13 January [1889]

My winter's work of lecturing is over now; I have had a very pleasant time of it—though living a rather

I made the last my headquarters, and then went once a week to York, twice to Sheffield and gave a lecture

I am staying here now with my friend Cotterill who has just returned from African explorations.

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

(Carpenter recalls this in his My Days and Dreams, Being Autobiographical Notes [London: G.

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to

write to you lately—or rather I have written so many letters, business affairs mostly, connected with my

Some of my friends want your books and are forwarding the money through me.

I will write again when I know my address at Sheffield (where I am going shortly), and when I know which

I had a letter from Arunachalaen—my Bengalese friend—whose photo: you have, not long ago.

I have been showing the photographs you gave me to my sister Dora —whose likeness you have.

I am finishing up my preparations for my winter course of lectures.

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to

My term's work is over and I am going away for a month, to Cambridge & to Brighton.

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

enclose a Postal order for £4, and want you to mail one copy of your great big volume complete edition to my

and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

Dear Walt: Just a line to give you my changed address.

My friends the Fearnehoughs have come with me, and we are employing one or two extra hands beside, just

takes its name; very quaint old wooden wheels and cogs—the stream which feeds it runs at the bottom of my

.], quite 'uneducated' in the ordinary sense... but well-grown and finely built" (Edward Carpenter, My

My friend of whom I spoke is in the cutlery trade, a razor grinder—very warmhearted free & natural.

I still keep the place going at Millthorpe, & spend part of my time there—and it is good to get out into

.], quite 'uneducated' in the ordinary sense... but well-grown and finely built" (Edward Carpenter, My

Our garden goes on much the same, and all seems homelike & pleasant after my long absence—the bees humming

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to

Give my love to Harry Stafford if you ever write or see him.

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to

Am laid up just now with a kick from my horse—luckily nothing very bad—he struck me (accidentally in

length (with many interpolations) in The Commonplace-Book: "A very bad (never so bad before) lapse of my

payment (to J M Shoemaker & Co. bankers) they spoke of the paid original draft, & I gave the Camden bank my

I have long had it on my mind to write and ask you about the possibility of publishing a cheaper edition

I have not felt it a 'new birth of the soul' merely , I felt that his poems were the food for which my

When you see Harry Stafford give him my love and say I am going to send him a photo: and hope he will

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to

two met while studying at Cambridge University and then, as Carpenter recounted in his autobiography (My

of what is intended; meanwhile for the time I have been absorbed by the news of the death of one of my

This brings with it the additional pang to me that it will probably prevent my intended journey to the

Isabella F. was here a couple of weeks ago, and one of my sisters at the same time.

O'Connor that he was "laid by with lameness—added to by a fall two months ago & turning my ankle in."

My dear M r Whitman, Thank you for the kind thought which sent me the newspaper containing good news

under all feeling which the fact of your illness produces lies the one feeling (which the growth of my

Burroughs would be willing to take the trouble; (& he would add to my gain if he would mention to me

My wife joins with mine her love & both go to you together. We are well.

It has always seemed to me more my proper work than prose, but if a sufficient experiment proves the

50 Wellington Road Dublin, Oct 15, 1871 My dear Sir, I ought before now to have thanked you for the poem

Much work lying before me on my return here prevented me from thanking you sooner.

My dear Mr. Whitman, I received a few days since your last letter.

It is very pleasant to me to find you liked my Shakspere Shakespeare book, but much more to know that

But I do not doubt that half-a dozen of my friends will wish to have the books, so I should be obliged

which consisted in the main of apt selections from L. of G. & Democratic Vistas, & these were felt by my

Then, to my surprise & great satisfaction, followed speaker after speaker on the Whitman side,—a barrister

Dowden has written and then crossed out a note at the top of the page: "My former draft (for 10 dollars

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

criticism . . . after full retrospect of his works and life, the aforesaid 'odd-kind chiel' remains to my

My dear Mr. Whitman, Yesterday your post-card & your very welcome books reached me.

We are all well, my wife & children & I .

previously published in Leaves of Grass, "Passage to India" was Whitman's attempt to "celebrate in my

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

I have had a sorrow lately in the death of my elder sister.

In a day or two I go to visit my father who is in his ninety–first year & who has been saddened by this

friends so closely, that your health & strength becomes part of theirs— I send you the Academy with my

I closed my review with a wish that you might try a voyage across the Atlantic.

Montenotte Cork, Ireland July 23 1871 My dear Sir, I wished to send you a copy of the July No of the

removable error fail in their approach to you, or do not approach at all. that I think I am justified in my

My fixed residence is 50 Wellington Road, Dublin, Ireland.

My work there is that of Professor of English Literature in the University of Dublin.

My dear Mr.

But I want also, at least in fancy, to reach my hand across the sea, & to take your hand, & to tell you

I think of seventy years as quite the vestibule of age, because my own father is rigorous, at least in

My dear Mr.

As far as my own opinion goes, I would say that there is a certainty of success, a sufficient success

I need not say that if you would come to our house in Dublin my wife & I would be made abundantly happy

Each I assure you has been valued, (though my thanks are tardy); & your letter has been read or heard

My address is as before 50, Wellington Road, Dublin.

Dublin Aug 31. 1888 My dear W.

My dear Mr. Whitman, Some days ago came my parcel—many thanks—Mr. Grosart's books included.

Graves had come previously—I have waited a few days expecting to hear from my brother (from Edinburgh

this year also, to get a kind of confession or self–revelation from one of the most promising men in my

Probably my next bit of work will be the arranging for publication a volume of Essays on 19 th century

at this moment; but he would like to get your photograph (of which you spoke) & if you address it to my

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

originated in an untitled section of the 1855 edition, which in the 1867 edition became "Now List to My

8 Montenotte Cork, Ireland , Sept. 5, 1871 My dear Sir, It was very kind of you to send me the photographs

There is my brother (a clergyman) who finds his truth halved between John H.

My father still lives, at the age of ninety-one. But I have lately lost my sister.

large collection to which I earnestly desire to add your name, especially as I am trying to complete my

Sunday 21th old man i got your kind and welcom welcome letter last week and was glad to hear from you my

would like to see you and have a talk i love you Walt and all ways always will so may god Bless you is my

afternoon and Stay all night With you and home on the Sunday morning train. i love you Walt and Know that my

Cattell My Love to you Walt, i think of you in my prayers old man Every night and Morning Edward P.

Robert Browning (1812–1889), known for his dramatic monologues, including "Porphyria's Lover" and "My

Brooklyn, New York April 3, 1865 Captain George W.

(from which latter place he was paroled one month since,)—and that in my opinion it is now unsafe for

Captain Geo W Whitman 51 N.Y. Vols SC 20 days Edward Ruggles to U.S.

reminiscences of the actors & actresses fifty years ago —Tho' I am not personally known to you—& as far as my

not yet an Octogenarian or even a Septuagenarian—I being but 66 at the close off this month—I date my

perfection & not the genius of acting—I never witnessed Forrest acting but the houses were jammed, my

look & utters with electrical effect "Maral I hate thee"—I can never forget it—it was imprinted in my

recollect Signor de Begnis (—with perhaps the exception of Lablach —whom I have heard frequently on my

Macbeth, Act V, where Macbeth says, "I have liv'd long enough: my way of life / Is fall'n into the sere

New York, Dec 21 189 1 My dear Sir.

And my doctor was Doct Swift of that place.

I am still a little weak , but my strength is daily improving.

—I believe you can recover if you will follow my suggestions.

After that to my office 132 Nassau Street New York City.

I had a very good time Christmas, went home & helped to eat the turkey, all my sisters & brothers were

So I made up my mind to leave in the fall & go at the Veterinary business which I consider was a wise

and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

we had a chat he ed rush us h as to see me as I was to see him, so you can imagine how interesting my

I am getting along with my study's very well, intend going to Toronto in about three weeks to attend

and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

Dear Sir— I shall go to Boston Tuesday and will endeavor to get a portrait of my father—I have none here

Dear Sir— I have tried in vain to obtain a good portrait of my father for you and am reduced to this

not read) containing poor copies of the good portraits that are in some secure, forgotten place among my

traps—stored in garret or cellar of my new house where all things are at sixes and sevens.

Walt Whitman: My dear Sir, I take the liberty of sending you in the same mail with this, a little pamphlet

Should it prove so, my object will then be attained.

In my youthful ardor, I am rejoiced at the interdiction . It will make the revolution the greater.

One night, as I was sitting alone with my mother and writing, I felt a sudden dizziness overcome me immediately

after a draught of tea stronger than any I had taken yet, and requested my mother to get me a glass

My mother was standing before me with the sherry. I asked her how long I had been insensible.

And thee my soul, Joys, ceaseless exercises, exaltations, Thy yearning amply fed at last, prepared to