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At Clifford's church on Sunday C. had read in part or all, "There Was A Child Went Forth."

submitted this notable statement: "I suppose I should have been free of all this today—free at least in part—if

questions—no time to think about either staying or running away: there was but one thing to do, one part

It is part and parcel of the same logic."

"And you say—" "Then I tell them a few of your stories and get them convulsed."

My other works are History of Ireland, Heroic Period, Vols I and 2, an epical representation chiefly

For my own part I put him high very high; his meaning lies fold within fold never to be exhausted.

as that I do not meet in you the expression of every changing ideal penetrating even the remotest parts

He had heard rather questionable stories of Tom, "but I give them no credence—never did: I put the matter

I could never entirely shake off the desire to stop there—stay there—become part of that new country.

I said: "Walt, there's a story goes with all that: do you want to hear it?"

"Well—that's certainly a good story."

That was the story, Walt. Does it sounds right to you?" Laughed heartily.

"But the fish part is very fishy: I am not inclined to accept it."

They parted at Hartford—Starr and Thoreau did not exchange names.

I suggested writing to Kimball—ignoring a great part of his letter—simply asking for the reports.

Still I hesitated, "I need the money: it is a part of the amount that goes towards paying Warrie"—at

It tells the story of travel. Yes, I like it—it has something for us—some true, subtle strokes."

And further, "That was only a little quibble on Kimball's part, that the law might be brought in against

That is a part of John which does not appeal to me.

in that line a life through—but he was a man, every inch of him—as I may say it again, using my old story

"As I understand it, Gurd, the Doctor, their men, were to control the larger part of the stock: they

At 1:15 turned to left, at 2:15 to right, at 2:30 left again.

It is an old story." "Your love?" "Always that." I putting in, "That never gets old!"

old theatres inimitably—the pit—"There's no doubt the old actors played to the pit, not the upper part

sign—of one of the greatest of history's great—the writer of plays that have now become a necessary part

Then continued his message for Bucke (as to health): "I can only say it in these words: the same story

"I always enjoy the story of Lord Palmerston—think it very happy: there was a clerk somewhere under him

The story convulsed W.

Then that home in W. was of course more to her than to me; her time was all passed there and only a part

I told Bucke the story. He guffawed. "You fellows are decidedly Rabelaisian," he said.

for me seems to be first- rate duplicate sample of pictures herewith numbered No. 1—the frontispiece 2

"I think we are now all done—for our part," W. reflected.

I may be reading the story the wrong way about but that's the way it looks to me.

W. said to me, "My friend, John Forney, used to say that one of the best parts about having a good thing

me is the spirit: as the old man said, my spirit is tremenjuous —tremenjuous, thanks to myself in part

, thanks in part to on occasional sip of sherry!"

Friday, May 2, 18905.15 P.M. W. reading the paper—in his own room. Just finished dinner.

Friday, May 2, 1890

A great, sturdy splendid fellow there—Harry of the Wind—cutting a straight way—parting them right and

Of course for me, from my person, the great moral, emotional, testimony the story bears is never to be

believe everybody I know writes books or something—everybody: some of them write everything—poetry, stories

That entails something on my part: I feel somehow as if I was consecrated to you.

How it happened that I had never read this book before . . is a story not worth the telling; but, in

Lanier Letter to Walt Whitman] [A Lanier Letter to Walt Whitman] [A Lanier Letter to Walt Whitman] Part

Emerson, and, in short, made such a story that the gentleman changed his plan of visiting W.

He is to bring part of his family with him—go direct to Cape May.Left with him a copy of the February

And this the "long story" which he then said he wished to tell me but to which he never had recurred.

I have seen Janauschek and liked her—saw her in Maria Stuart—she took the part of Mary—but the other

I never saw him—but in my early years, in Brooklyn, when I loafed a good part of my spare time on the

it should have been answered.)About the same time that I received your volumes I got a letter from Kate

Friday, November 2, 1888.8 P.M. W. reading Pepacton—rather lazily.

to W. who said: "Yes, I like him: yet when you tell me of his self congratulation I recall a little story

Friday, November 2, 1888.

He was then here—told me the story. It is interesting—almost dramatic.

Though I did know it was an element of deep personal feeling that in some part steadied him in his fight

Harned told me in substance the same story W. had about Reinhalter, but more specifically.

In the early part of this century they were much for literary explication, examination."

letters: "they will go down in history with Leaves of grass: they are inseparable from it: they are part

undoubtedly it is one story."

disapproval of the general conditions of the series, at the same time not objecting to the most urgent part

copy of Leaves of Grass [Philadelphia, 1883 edition] I have taken to pieces and carry the different parts

For my own part I can't tell you with what elation and pride I recited some of the noblest passages in

When I think of this story, Horace, and many like it, and think of the filthy, vile, low, vulgar rot

W. had dictated the main part of that to a reporter here. Some points exaggerated afterwards.

Among letters he gives me is "a simple complimentary one" from a woman named Webling: 2 Camden GardensShepherds

There is a story about that manuscript. Do you remember The Galaxy? There were two brothers had it.

type of our public men—all know what it signifies: especially is it conceded by those who have been part

He answered: "Of some part of it, anyhow, I have no manner of doubt: I never enthused greatly over Brown

Tennyson's Northern Famer says to his son, 'the poor in a lump is bad': but stories like yours tend to

You know, if he does not, how much deliberation becomes a part of my life."

He was satisfied.Morris sent over by me five manuscript translations of stories from Murger by W.

enthusiasm, "But this, this is element, first cause, beginning: this is nature itself, telling its story

know, as no one of my friends know—not one—the bitterness of attack—the virus of these past years—the story

Harned left shortly.W. had not been very well to-daytoday—though for his own part expressing no complaint

s cat story.

"Yes—Doctor was excited—is apt to get that way at times—it is a part of his nature.

After a little while I will kick the bucket: then all sorts of reports, stories, will spring up."

W. laughed heartily, "It was a retort, the best part of which is, that it is steeped deep—oh!

Asked me about part of house so far sold.

Did I ever tell you the story of a visit he paid me once on the way to lecture at Newark?

Friday, October 2, 1891To W.'

Friday, October 2, 1891

He said, when asked if the book had in any way repulsed him at the start, "There were parts that did

Lowell, Stedman and Arnold up—Clifford told his story of Arnold at Mrs.

A good many stories told—frank, easy, quiet talk.

I really ought not to take the money you left, anyhow—but I've already spent a part of it."

W. told this with great gusto and feeling, but J.W.W. said, "That's a story told of Leigh Hunt—Hunt and

He sat part of the time looking out the window—then turned around, stirred the fire, and sat directly

Announced that he had "already read all your book—the Hawthorne part of it"—and "with much interest."

"I am sure it will appeal to me—parts of it, at least."

Warren thinks some part of this change permanent.W. showed me inkstand brought him by Mrs.

I instanced the story of Mulberry's settlers—not heat, but the appearance of heat was the necessity,

It was not a criticism of the stories, nor was it, properly speaking, a preface for the book.

For in fact I do not know what is to go into the book—and a great part of it, probably, is entire new

Said he loved Ingersoll's aversion to clubs—and when I told him a story where on a late-night streetcar

On which I could give no word explaining.I told W. a curious story given me by Brinton.

Is Brinton's story possible?"

Morris came in at Bank about 2:30—said to me, "Say, I have just been over to see Walt—took Miss Repplier

I repeated Morris's story, W. thereupon: "I thought there was a bee in it.

It makes me think of the old story," he laughed.

Took the red shirt story more seriously than I thought—as well as that of the woman who makes the strange