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It illuminated a large and well rounded head sprinkled with snow white hair; eyebrows high and arching

mustache that conceals the upper lip is silvery and the beard that falls to his broad breast has the white

as noted: Elizabeth Lorang John Schwaninger Anthony Dreesen Melanie Krupa [Unidentified Sender] to William

White, Esq. Acting Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior. ☞ See Ins. B'k B. p. 23...

White, 16 January 1871

White, Ex-President of Cornell University wrote: "I have long believed that such schools are among the

Rechel-White, "Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809–1894)," (Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, eds. J.R.

Walt Whitman is a man well advanced in years and his snow-white hair and the long white beard which grows

the Dooryard Bloom'd" (titled "I Saw the Vision of Armies" on the album) with works by James Joyce, William

influence of literature ("Rave on words on printed page"), mentions Whitman along with John Donne, William

A Wartime Whitman was edited by Major William A. Aiken.

Major William A. Aiken. New York: Editions for the Armed Services.

Williams. You know Frank: it's his wife."

William is a man who never needs a prod—is always afire: in fence he is a ways ready—his weapons are

no notion whatever of the author, we should fare better in understanding the work than we do with William

Of all the dear, dear friends of those days, Nellie, William, were dearest, dearest."

Frank Williams was in to see me today.

some number of the Critic—July 8th, June 8th—in which she was told Lowell has something to say about William

I must have an envelope for my pictures—a good strong capacious white envelope—capacious, for the pictures

And to a reference to Talcott Williams—"I have known Talcott Williams now ten years—in a sense intimately—and

Morris told me today of Tom White's new enthusiasm over L. of G.Leaves of Grass, to him a new book.

I guess it's not the best translation—but a precious book, having been so long William's!"

I shall tell Talcott Williams that if he ever has occasion to send a man over here, he should take care

Frank Williams wife is at Atlantic City—communication cut off—W. saying: "Yes, I read in this night's

Morris repeated a saying of Frank Williams': "It's the drapery that causes all the trouble"—and W. laughed

—found it white? White quartz, eh? Very pretty? No inscription? No monument of any kind?"

I have been waiting to see Talcott Williams—I fear the letters are cut—the high protection editors probably

W. said, "It is in some respects the wittiest, drollest, subtlest of all William's printed pieces.

The Introduction is written by William O'Connor.

proposition, to which I mailed an immediate answer, to the same effect as herewith.Accept my thanks for the William

27, 1891Wallace met me, 4:55, as by appointment at Drexel Building, and here we looked up Frank Williams

Williams and I pointed out to Wallace the main places, buildings, landmarks—and we wandered across the

Williams said, "I am glad you fellows came in to see me.

Wallace had joked with Williams, "I find I have got to Timber Creek before some of your people here."

Then, "I saw by the papers that William's 'Three Tales' are to be out today.

We took dinner with Morris and Frank Williams at Reisser's—debating there vehemently Whitman's philosophy

Morris and Williams had met us. When finding Ingersoll was upstairs, they were for going away.

Bonsall, Carl Edelheim and daughter, Frank Williams, Harrison S.

Morris, William Ingram, William Ingram, Jr. Most of these and others assembled in the wings.

Among those present were Harned and wife, Clifford, Bucke, Morris, Williams, Williamson, Johnston and

I often think to take up pencil and tell it—or hint, suggest it—my own, William's, part in it.

I told Walt that William Lloyd Garrison was to speak in Philadelphia on the 31st.

William can see truth at a glance—can instantly probe to the heart of experience, fact.

"That may seem extreme about William, but it's not so extreme as not to be all true.

Suddenly lifted his head off the pillow: "That reminds me, Horace—I laid an old letter of William's out

"No—it is not very rare—but it is beautiful, a pure white—white as alum.

He called it, "every way quite characteristic of William: sharp, keen, decisive—full of fine fence and

fellow, of some use, after all: that Cæsar was not thus and so, but thus and so: that there was no William

Tell—that the William Tell story was wholly a myth: that Columbus did not do this or that on the voyage

Williams today; they had asked after W. and now he asked after them.

Much touched when I told him of the death of Frank Williams' mother. "I am trying to remember her.

digression, "I sent a note to the Critic today for their holiday number—about four lines, telling about William's

Better than Macaulay, too, was William O'Connor.

edited; & The Brazen Android was sent to the Atlantic Monthly, & partly in type when recalled by William

I hope it will be the only one, for I hope they will accept.I am glad you spoke of the picture of William

whom you brought to see me.An invitation (W. by letter and I a card) to meet Miss Gale, at Talcott Williams

"It 'sIt's from Rossetti," he said: "I 'veI've been reading it over: William Rossetti: full of wise beautiful

I saw Gray (one of William Gray & Sons) today. He is expert in granite and will go out for us.

how William would delight to hear you say that!

Are you on good enough terms with Talcott Williams to get it from him?

Is inquiring again about William Swinton, "I wish I could hear a little about him, and about John, too

William is a complex fellow—has swayed over to the side of worldliness long and long—is confirmed there

"William suffers from insomnia," I said to W. "That English horror!" exclaimed W.

William used to say the Leaves would before their work was done make all tongues of the earth their tongue

Talcott Williams sent a clip of it over to W. with this message: "I know you will be interested in this

depend upon it William Blake's maxim is a sound one, "First thoughts in Art, second in other matters.

William O'Connor seems to feel the same way about it—Bucke too: perhaps even Burroughs."

W. said tonight as he in substance has said to me before: "My relations with William Rossetti have always

Every day or two the picturesque figure of the great, shaggy beard, blowing in the breeze, the huge white

Talcott Williams hails from Springfield."—And then by some reference to T.

W.Talcott Williams's connection with the Press: "Of the man Calvin Wells, and that other, Charles Emery

Told him what William Swinton had said to me about W.'

This stirred him, "William is right—she did, she did." Had been reading Scott when I entered.

Said he intended to send a copy of the new O'Donovan portrait to Black and White.

over Gilder's note.With Bucke to the Contemporary Club; after the adjournment of which, Morris, Williams

He says that in one of his last letters—perhaps the very last—from O'Connor, William said that he wished

human history, as any man alive—yet radical as a boy—even a socialist—all around I should judge a William

Gave me a copy of Black and White for my father.

Again: "Hugo is one of William's enthusiasms: he often used to talk of it."

Bucke said: ""William is subject to crazy enthusiasms." I said to W. "Were they crazy?"

W. laughed: "Maurice is wrong: Maurice himself is more likely to do that thing than William: it is odd

for such a characterization: quite the contrary: William always has the best of reasons for whatever

Great are Talcott Williams and Thomas Donaldson, and blessed be their names.

s designs: 1000 white envelopes, 200 with this inscription: WALT WHITMAN CAMDEN New Jersey U S AMERICA

news from O'Connor—though indirect news: nothing straight from Washington but a letter here from William's

Doctor says, there are some things that are not to be desired: we may do him wrong to desire to have William's

"I saw at once how baseless Frank Williams' suspicions of Walsh were when I looked through the matter

If I believe that way, then I should say so, Williams or no Williams: if I do not believe that way, then

Brinton's last evening, there were present besides Brinton himself, Harned, Morris, Frank Williams, H

He murmured a "good morning," but I decided not to press my presence.Talcott Williams writes with his

I read him this passage from a letter written by Morris to me yesterday: "Williams and I took a trip

W. had made up considerable mail—mostly papers: said: "I always write William's postal in the evening

said: "Show Dave the Saturday Review, then mail it right off to O'Connor tomorrow: I shall write William

He added: "Some day I want you to enlarge on that: I want you to put it down, in black and white, so

can be understood for and against: you should say something in that line in one of your letters to William

W. said he was anxious to have Bucke get some reply from William's doctor.

slavery was really labor slavery—wage slavery: an upper-class attitude towards the laborer generally, white

It confirms my own and Williams' idea of the footnote. Mrs.

Clapp, Jr.W. said before I had read the clipping: "William O'Connor was greatly pleased with it.

"William said: 'There you are, sure: He is nothing but a rowdy, wears a boatman's shirt and slouched

William said: 'Walt—it don't all fit but a good deal of it fits and what fits fits damned well.'"

from a moment's observation, but of a close friend, a long intimate, to whom Leaves of Grass, as William

No reply as yet from William Carey.

Alluding to the Emperor Frederick William, W. said: "He is said to be in a still lower condition.

I know you think William made rather too much of Emerson's endorsement: I guess I do too: but William

wrong in pretty nearly everything they touch—men like Willie Winter, Dick Stoddard, Richard Grant White—that

Morning papers full of marriage of Princess Louise—Victoria, Emperor William present.

Traubel, May 28, 1891.Samuel Murray, Thomas Eakins, William O'Donovan, and Harry the Dog [with O'Donovan's