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Lounger" was in the Critic, nor who had written the favorable Whitman reviews: she thought the main part

After she had brought it, W. said: "Yes—I have read it—a part of it—very carefully, especially the Heine

nothing but Ireland—the other for the British Empire—that compact of vaster interests touching all parts

And yet—"I suppose after all it is part of the Doctor's purpose in being here to know how his irons (

friends, atmosphere, entourage, (or should) and a thousand and one of those indirections by which a story

The story came to me in that way—is perhaps not strictly true—yet is illustrative—not improbable.

Yes, Burleigh—him I remember well—a grand looking man—hair parted in the middle, curls.

Had with me a copy of Story's "A Roman Lawyer of the 2nd Century"—which W. said he had "never seen" but

four times in the course of the evening there were sorties of this kind, at which speech at other parts

—this flowing into the speech as if a part of it.

Leaves of Grass, be they what they may, are only in part the fact—for beneath, around, are contributing

We all parted in such happy enthusiasm.Bucke's coming back happened thus—he got on a Market Street car

Monday, June 2, 18908 P.M.

tasted—but I feel short of my measure of it—some one of the waiters must have confiscated it, or a part

The Ledger today contained a notice of the dinner.The account from the Camden Post of June 2, 1890: INGERSOLL'S

Monday, June 2, 1890

Davis has it now—I wanted her to read the story 'Jerry.'" Showed him proofs of the card.

Reading the latter today again, had "read part of Stanley's article" headed "The Emir Pasha Relief Expedition

Williams' speech as he gives it to me, all correct except that part in which he bitterly speaks of the

I asked W. if Ingersoll's part in that was not as necessary as his own—necessary to the play of speech

,—and he said—"Quite; it was a part that must not be omitted.

If there is any reluctance on Whitman's part, or if he has any scruples, no matter what they may be,

have met them—Johnson is one of them: sometimes I think them the justification of America—of that part

He had found me volume 1 of Symonds' "Greek Poets"—"though volume 2 is yet somewhere in the haystack,

It is for her Browning writes plays—makes a part for her—to fit her.

He told this story with great vehemence and then said, "But of course Buchanan is more than that—has

a notion before he came that he was quite another person—a notion I had met him years ago somewhere—2

The part enacted by environment, surroundings, circumstances,—the man's age, land—all that went before

The saddest part about it is, that they still have a following, a constituency.

spite of George Eliot's singeing"—and here with a laugh he turned to a note he had written in the fore part

Longfellow—even Bryant—are a part of the same tendency—there are few if any of the moderns who are not

There are several shiftings-about at sea—but the story as a whole is a land story.

I think I must not forget to include the boy in my story."

I suppose I have received more than a dozen letters this week—nearer 2 dozen—and out of these a full

W. would perhaps like to pay some part of the rate himself (?)

But our fellows never show so big an eye—they see only today—sometimes only the small part of today—as

Sunday, February 2, 18909.45 A.M. W. just finishing breakfast. Looked fresh and well.

Clipping from a local paper (unidentified), dated Feb. 2, 1890 re the 60th—Annual Exhibition—Penna.

Sunday, February 2, 1890

I can see Emerson in parts of it—but it lacks sap—is no doubt a good deal, even if unconsciously, made

I for my part have never been deeply convicted on the point of the late poems—never absolutely certain

They stole a part of that from me—not in this number but in the last—in the account of the assassination—not

W. then: "That is good—that is noble—that is the whole story—so simple they thought there was nothing

That is the whole story—the inevitability of the result, out of the simplest means."

It was a new story to me and I was curious to know if he had retracted, for in that was the significance

of the story—but Welsh did not tell me—and I did not ask."

Yet we were to note "the great story-tellers—the writers—say Walter Scott, whose genius for taking us

typically hitting off American life—"probably with some justification"—yet—"I am not a reader of stories—would

—"The belief that things are explicated in parts—portions—details—prettinesses: as if nature ever in

see it—to tell me frankly—I know you will: I hardly need to say that—what you think of it—the whole story

He made some reference to the murder trial still going on up the street—but thought the story "horrible—lacerating

He had spent 50 years, sailing—gone to all parts of the world, all lands: and I asked him a question—of

For if there is one thing that is not true, that is the thing: not but that moral goodness has its part

yes, the old is best, is always best to the old: but no—no—I think there is more than that to the story—I

Forrest was a man of parts, too: there was a time when he was in much demand—was a sort of social elegante

His notes or diaries, part of which were published, give many touching anecdotes of the brave sufferers

He has lately come into these parts—gone on one of the weeklies. What do you know about Dr.

Sunday, March 2, 1890W. at home all day. Kept busy at his papers, "writing some and dozing more."

Sunday, March 2, 1890

Art is to paint a picture according to a mode—but there is more to the story than that!"

Any man can jabber, tell a story—any fluent-tonguey man can do that.

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

W. referred as often before to the story of the miller: "I don't care by what road you brought the wheat

He had read a story in this morning's paper—English news—: "A preacher there—in one of the royal chapels—a

He was a man probably knowing somewhat of the part preachers played in the reign of Louis XIV—fellows

W. had been "interested"—yet put in finally: "I suppose the whole story is doubtful—it has a fishy smell

W. referred to the subject—Carlyle's exposition of it—illustrated by a story out of his own experience—then

of after-features—"the chat with the boys," as he put it—he added—"I've no doubt that is the best part

of it—the part I would most enjoy—a royal feast, taken as it may be."

of the Bible responsible for the latest or the other way, or the whole responsible for any special part

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

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

There is some hint of it all in Specimen Days—the early part—but only a casual hint.

No—not as necessarily the part of the scholar.

Wednesday, April 2, 18907.25 P.M. Found that W. had been having rather a serious day of it.

Wednesday, April 2, 1890

that explains in part why he likes me, likes the book!"

It is in part the explanation of my work—of Leaves of Grass.

We are indebted to our friend Tom Donaldson in good part for the imposition of this tax: he mainly lobbied

Once again he remarked: "I have been looking further into Brinton's book: it is a simple, direct, story—bears

I want to come—it is part of my duty yet while living, if I can.

Sits up rather more than in the early part of the week. Certainly looks some degrees better.

After all is said—after the full story is told, the future will read, acknowledge, in these men our best