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I saw before me, sitting on the counter, a handsome, burly man, heavily built, and not looking, to my
me as more of a man, more of a democratic man, than the tallest of Whitman's roughs; to the eye of my
love had no bounds—all that my natural fastidiousness and cautious reserve kept from others I poured
Whitman might say to him "'od's my life, Saint Thomas, I am Snug the joiner & no lion, in this poem,
I, for my part, am no believer in the sacredness of the marriage ceremony, can imagine a perfect pure
revision Whitman published these verses in the October 30, 1880 issue of The American under the title My
My picture gallery
first several lines of Pictures (not including these lines) were eventually revised and published as My
leafhandwritten; This manuscript bears some similarity in subject to the poem that became Who Learns My
leafhandwritten; This manuscript bears some similarity in subject to the poem that became Who Learns My
A single line from this manuscript, "Only the undulations of my Thought beneath under the Night and Stars—or
s Purport (only two lines of the twelve-line poem of the same title first published in 1891), My task
These words are for the five or six grand poets, too; and the masters of artists: — I waste no ink, nor my
receive you, and attach and clasp hands with you, / The facts are useful and real . . . . they are not my
faces of my kind something that presents the sentiment of the Druid walking in the woods " " of the Indian
The first several lines of the notebook draft were revised and published as "My Picture-Gallery" in The
drink, / But as soon as you sleep and renew yourself in sweet clothes I will certainly kiss you with my
Part of "Pictures" was published as "My Picture-Gallery" in The American in October 1880 and later incorporated
suppose his idea is that people will buy L. of G. more if they are not given the passages in question in my
with me these days—Have a little piece in (probably) the forthcoming Critic —have just got outside of my
It was later reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).
Mother is well, & my brothers the same. I am going to-morrow to Providence, R.
My friend O'Connor is quite unwell, and is absent from Washington away down on the New England coast.
I believe I told you I was finishing up about 230 copies of my book, expecting to sell them.
Dear boy, I send you my love. I will write you a line from Providence. So long, Pete.
Walt I have been debating whether to get my leave extended, & stay till election day to vote—or whether
.: "My purpose was to kill two birds with one stone—get well and fix up the 'Carpenter,' but I fear neither
My dear Reid, Hasn't this got vim enough—from your point of view, even as editor of the paper—to make
one could fail then [during the War] to admire his zeal and devotion, and I am afraid that at first my
by the window in Major Hapgood's office—all the Potomac & Maryland & Virginia hills in sight—writing my
shall send him some papers to-day—I send papers quite often—(why hasn't Jeff sent me the Union with my
are well—I have rec'd another letter from Mrs Price, she has not good health, I am sorry for her from my
Mary's mother-in-law, wrote to Whitman from Farmingdale, Long Island, on September 25: "I have raiced my
explained that while I was away he 'got a very raspy note from Oldach practically asking that I take my
have said that I would not write to you any more (until you wrote to me), but I have got some more of my
Monday morning Lucas stoped stopped me as I was coming from the pond with a pail of watter water (on my
Lucas at the in the morning and give him my answer was no, of corse course , I told him that I could
not work for any less than my board he did not think I could earn that I guess for he left me and went
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
I cannot get you off my mind somehow.
I think of it all the time, I cannot get my mind on my work the best I can do.
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
My Dear, Dear, Friend, I received the rubarb rhubarb to-day, it came just in time: I have been sick for
thinking for about two months that I would like to be something, and I that than tryed tried to it, my
to-night down here, it hasn't come too soon either things were kneeding needing will make so me improve my
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
The "Rejoinder" was later reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) (see Prose Works 1892, Volume 2: Collect
Boys in Armory where you were But they could not tell Now Uncle if you will (not) Answer this after My
On March 5, 1875, Farwell, who owned a farm in Michigan, wrote: "Walt my dear old Friend how I would
Dear Friend I once promised to write you & as often as convient So far I have fullfulled my part.
Since my joineing My Regiment It has been nothing but marching & fighting the Johnnys.
The reason of my leaveing was because I could not see to ride or walk.
often as possible Even if it is pencil marks I hope that this may find you enjoying good health Give my
On March 5, 1875, Farwell, who owned a farm in Michigan, wrote: "Walt my dear old Friend how I would
Kind Uncle & Friend Yours came to me on Friday last much sooner than I expected Because my being so negligent
I have been thinking about going there this winter to wile a way some of these lonesome days My Folks
have some objections to my going where I have been so often for the last three years.
Well Uncle I hope this may find you still alive & well My best respects To you, My Uncle Adieu till next
On March 5, 1875, Farwell, who owned a farm in Michigan, wrote: "Walt my dear old Friend how I would
S So I concluded to find out by dropping a few lines to you I hope my Dear Uncle that nothing has befallen
On March 5, 1875, Farwell, who owned a farm in Michigan, wrote: "Walt my dear old Friend how I would
I cross the long Bridge but if I can not get a chance, I hope you will write whenever convient Give my
On March 5, 1875, Farwell, who owned a farm in Michigan, wrote: "Walt my dear old Friend how I would
is one reason why I had rather be sent to the Regiment I would not stay around this City the rest of my
My best wishes are with you for indeed I have found a Friend at last to the poor Soldier I will close
On March 5, 1875, Farwell, who owned a farm in Michigan, wrote: "Walt my dear old Friend how I would
My wishes are that this may find you enjoying good health and plenty of kind friends to associate with
close by expecting to have a better opportunity of writing some thing else when you hear from me again My
On March 5, 1875, Farwell, who owned a farm in Michigan, wrote: "Walt my dear old Friend how I would
Camden May 31 '83 The publisher having placed a few advance copies in paper of Dr Bucke's WW at my disposal
I mean exactly what I said in my last. W W Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 31 May 1883
26: "I am glad to . . . go to battle in a good cause, but I am not exultant about it, I have made up my
you will be dined and wined on your next May-day (Birthday—) We are all reasonably well save Marrie (my
Whitman found the visitor interesting but too effusive: "My main objection to him, if objection at all
them)—I enclose Ernest Rhys's letter, just rec'd —also two letters for you—I believe they still print my
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ellen Emerson, and Sanborn: "There was a general agreement with my position."
date & name of magazine & if so I will tell you—Your letter came last evn'g—Have had beef & onions for my
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Clausen) your letter of 19th October, from Kopenhagen—& I cheerfully forward you my poems "Leaves of
I also enclose several articles & criticisms written about my books in England & America within the last
Please accept my best, brotherly good will.
Clausen, termed in Schmidt's letter "my old friend and countryman," corresponded with Schmidt after he
Dresden My Dear Walt— I write to tell you how things are going now about the translation, &c.
First I translated all I am going to give as well as I could out of my own unassisted resources and handed
over the M.S. manuscript to my colleague.
my preface to the work and Freiligrath's article from the Allg.
My address then will be Glasshouse, Shinrone, Ireland. This indeed is always sure to find me.
his January 16, 1872 letter to Rudolf Schmidt, Whitman wrote that Freiligrath "translates & commends my
I have already begun it—I am as well as usual with me—up, and at my window, as now—get out with the horse
& wagon every afternoon but shall not to-day—nothing new in my affairs—get along quite comfortably—have
day—I wish I could have you here to eat a bite of dinner with me, & chat for the afternoon—Several of my
On May 25, 1886, O'Connor sent the powder for Whitman's constipation, and reported, "My special trouble
INSANE ASYLUM LONDON ONTARIO 11 May 18 91 Well, my dear Walt, I have yours of 8 th inst. and judging
It is postmarked: LONDON | | MY 11 | 91 | CANADA; CAMDEN, N.J. | MAY | 12 | 4 PM | 1891 | REC'D.
It is postmarked: LONDON | PM) | MY 5 | 91 | CANADA.; CAMDEN, N.J. | MAY | 6 | 4 | 1891 | REC'D.
Herbert Gilchrist What on earth can I say to you in response to the news about your dearest mother in my
all the time —I have seriously considered coming to London—but it seems impossible—I am still here—my
eyesight is less disturbed, is nearly ab't as formerly—but my walking power worse than ever—they have
cheery & buoyant as ever—I eat and sleep fairly—am so far without any pain of violence—& still have my
—O how I wish I could see your dearest mother—again my best, deepest love to her.
She died in my arms."
O'Connor "judged it prudent to withhold my reply to 'Sigma.'"
Whitman is referring to his article "My Book and I," which was published in Lippincott's (January 1887
immediately return—(if not convenient, no matter—as I trust largely to y'r good proof reader)—Am anchor'd in my
big ratan chair in my den as I write—pretty good trim considering— Meanwhile God's blessing be on you
Whitman is referring to "Walt Whitman's Last" (a one-page piece on his last miscellany Good-Bye My Fancy
stove—an edge suspicioning itself out—was one of the Fredricks (N.Y.) portraits of which—W. seeing it in my
Whitman went on to guess that the photograph “must be 12 or 15 years old—yes, taken after my sickness
, on one of my trips to New York.”
But neither do some of my friends understand my love for the prairies—my statement, insistence, that
It taught me my own definiteness of address—what my friends call my superfluity.
address—read on that 'My Captain.'
, my Captain," which he will also read, is a pathetic tribute to the same noble name.
A curious letter (dated 3/12/90) starting off—"Dear Walt, my beloved master, my friend, my bard, my prophet
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
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
Sir In a letter from John Swinton as he speaks of your kind desire to subscribe for some copies of my
I could convey no idea to you of how it affects my soul.
I got it, looked into it with wonder, and felt that here was something that touched on depths of my humanity