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Labor Reform and Persona in Whitman's Journalism and The First Leaves of Grass, 1840-1855 (New York: Peter

Volume I: 1834–1846 (New York: Peter Lang, 1998).

For more on financial bubbles, see: Peter M.

Volume I: 1834–1846 (New York: Peter Lang, 1998).

They had played Raff's "Lenore" Symphony among other things.Evening, 8:00.

Told him of Montaigne's cat, whose playing induced M.Montaigne to remark: "She amuses me: who knows but

It has its part to play in the drama.

The whole subject, Beethoven, and the playing absolutely without note.

"There was a time, Horace, when that fellow was among the good of the heap—for some years he played good

parts—played them well—say two or four years—Caesar, for instance.

had written me that Bob was wrong about Bacon: "take my word for it, Shakespeare never wrote those plays

Then as to the plays, "Don't be too sure, Doctor—don't be too sure!

early days, Julius was always the name and there was a hilarious common joy and wit about the whole by-play

and play of the men which attracted me."

In the play, talk, walk, the same air, carried along without a break."

And so "I sit here, let the elements play about me—see what they will bring about."

Alluded to Castle with considerable affection—"he plays, I see—and who else, do you know?"

W. himself very philosophical over it, said, "This is not the first time I have been played with—I could

Lychenheim sent W. back by Ed a book of the play. Wednesday, August 7, 1889

How often I have heard him argue that the plays were no defense of feudalism—that no man who meant to

Yes, that the writer of the plays, whoever, could have been no friend of the great figures even of feudal

To William O'Connor that was the spirit which moved the writer of the plays."

The keel-boatmen were great sticklers for "fair-play," and would permit of no interference with either

Farrell wishes me to ask if you will not find an early opportunity to write a line to Peter Eckler of

When he heard I was going out to see Peter Montgomerie tonight, he would have me take papers—putting

me, I get nearer to them, than any others: they have no axe to grind, no wires to pull, no game to play

His memory had "played" him "tricks before," "but never one equal to this."

I picked up a picture from the box by the fire: a Washington picture: W. and Peter Doyle photoed together

C. 1865—Walt Whitman & his rebel soldier friend Peter Doyle."

so called, took a form that could be explained if not justified: the memory is a strange creature—plays

—"Eddy is off to-nighttonight: takes a music lesson once a week: is very fond of music—his violin: plays

if there was not "something" in Eddy and if that "something" could not "be brought out by the free play

apologized—"of course"—here again a reflecting moment—"as to the last point—the highest flights—the latest plays—in

however, is gloomy, looks upon the people with something like despair: does so especially in his maturer plays

Scovel once told me of an old play she had heard of or seen—a play in which much hangs upon the saying

He spoke of the Richard as "a favorite play" of his.

"It is typical: the most likely, conclusive of the Shakespeare plays."

Then Shakespeare was to palm the plays off as his own? Was that the idea?

Harned said: "The Plays are so great won't they stand alone for all time?"

Were the Shakespeare plays the best acting plays? W. said: "That's a superstition—an exaggeration."

Shakespeare had it—putting his enemies into verse—into a play, what-not.

issued in a different shape—quite square I should like to have it—so as to give your long lines full play

were offensive to him: there was something crude, powerful, drastic, in the Shakes-speareShakespeare plays

Some years ago I debated with myself whether it was not the thing to play stoic with all the ills—to

Thought Symonds' "Democratic Art" was "somewhat like the play 'Our American Cousin'—in which the only

You know, I did not get as far as Donnelly's cipher: yet the plays are I am sure full of mysteries in

Now I rest myself with saying, back of all the plays is a something unrevealed, perhaps the profoundest

After all he had his part to play: he stood for unification, condensation, compactness, nationality—not

Century in his mail and a letter from Charlie at Burlington—also letter from Peter Eckler enclosing money

After a pause, "I wish you would write Peter Eckler for me—Peter Eckler, 35 Fulton St.

I find he has no enthusiasm over the best piano playing.

fellows, across the sea and here—there can be no ban: use your judgment—use Kennedy's—let it have its play

His imagination flames and plays up, up, up. It is a grand height!

He said: "You are my right bower: I can't play the game without you." Wednesday, March 27, 1889

by others, as if risen by instinct from all quarters of the wind, till a magic stream was in full play

out and up the street and then north through Fourth to the railroad—and it continued its reach and play

Someone was sure Peter Doyle was seen somewhere in the crowd, but I saw nothing of him till we had got

The beard combed and not quite freely flowing and playing as of old, but the lips very sweet, not set—and

The first thing necessary is the thought—the rest may follow if it chooses—may play its part—but must

"It is my final belief that the Shakespearean plays were written by another hand than Shaksper'sShakespeare's—I

W. discussed with Harned some legal features involved in the plays.

There is much in the plays that is offensive to me, anyhow: yes, in all the plays of that period: a grandiose

Told W. about the play last night, "The Rivals," and he went warmly into discussion of the old Park Theatre

The attempt to trace identity between Bacon and the plays is too thin.

me—grown more into pressure that I can't shake off—that there's a great grave mystery lurking in the plays—unseen

It is a great thing to let life play to such measure—spontaneity."

parades: the good-natured banter everywhere of Cleveland Democrats and Harrison Republicans: the bands playing

In Strasbourg a Prussian band plays magnificently every day at a certain hour but as yet no one has been

Described minutely 'The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish,' then: "A very good play was founded on this story many

s fire throwing out flames and odor (the flame playing its game of hide-and-seek on the western wall)

My memory plays me the devil's own trips." Will "try" to "have it made ready tomorrow."

Bush played some for us—from Wagner, Schumann. And in due time we followed Bucke.

of twenty-two volumes published by New York University Press, two additional volumes published by Peter

, only in the last few years have the first two volumes appeared, issued by a different publisher, Peter

quickly clarify for any non-specialists in attendance, we'll gloss some of the acronyms that are in play

fol.00003xxx.00465S.b.89What lurks behind Shakespeare's historical plays?

[manuscript], ca. 1884What lurks behind Shakespeare's historical plays?

leaveshandwritten; A late-stage manuscript of Whitman's essay What lurks behind Shakespeare's historical plays

What lurks behind Shakespeare's historical plays?

What Lurks Behind Shakspere's Historical Plays?

The truth is, we have plenty of rich men here, but we have no philanthropists of the Peter Cooper stamp—none

Volume I: 1834–1846 (New York: Peter Lang, 1998).

Volume I: 1834–1846 (New York: Peter Lang, 1998).

That, like all the rest, plays about the surface,andneverintroducesmeintothereality,forcontactwithwhich

Fromthecinder-strew’dthresholdIfollowtheir movements, Thelithesheer of their waists plays evenwith their

;heis,ofcourse,thesolesubjectoftheconcluding book 4, and, as I have argued elsewhere, his writings play

the nation made him less willing to delegate political action to politicians and more inclined to play

Peter Lang, 2012), 383–92.