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But for the most part his words were few.

And itis in these parts that I think he is leastsuccessful.

The story of their meeting, as given by Pete in his'interview 'is quiteromantic 'It is a curious story

it was only a small part and of brief duration.

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the removal of his brother, but was still living in Camden, in a small house which he had himself part-purchased

I am satisfied that for America Free Trade and open admission of all foreigners is an integral part of

little, sat at the refreshment tables, and listened to the band—Walt absorbed and quiet for the most part

The House, a narrow three-storied one, stood in one of those broad tree-planted streets which are common

hat he sallied forth with evident pleasure, and taking my arm as a support walked slowly the best part

But for the most part his words were few.

and doubtless one of the chief attractions of this favourite resort, to go down and spend a large part

The masses in every part of the globe are dominated by the necessities of Nature.

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Whitman s absolute faith in himself was a part of his faith in creation.

of the public, and ofhesitancy and inade quacy on the part of the poet.

Only through intellectualsympathy is 230 WHITMAN he a part of what he surveys.

They arebut parts anything isbut a part, See ever so far,here islimitlesspace outsideof that, Count everso

happy and animated, and we spent the day together in such hearty and familiar intercourse that when I parted

The book he knew best was the Bible, the prophetical parts of which stirred in him a vague desire to

This was an instance of bad taste, but not of intentional bad faith, on the part of Whitman.

But Emerson had no thought of acting the imperial part toward so adventurous a voyager.

first, nor his second, but his third edition, comprising the larger and by far the most important part

He began several stories that he had to leave unfinished—he was sure to forget the salient point.

writing, I had for, between two and three years, been occupying rooms on Tenth street, in the lower part

Frequently, also, chairs were placed upon the grass in the front part of the garden facing the street

Evidently he was disinclined to take part in any discussion which would be likely to arouse feelings

This story, if my recollection serves me not amiss, was written by the same friend of Mr.

His habit was to be absent from the house for the whole or the greater part of the evening.

For my part when I meet anyone of erudition I want to get away, it terrifies me.

"I think," said Walt, "I shall have to leave these parts.

We want pretty verbiage, part of a poem or a picture, without reference to the whole."

Then the fine vista of buildings, some four and five stories high.

It has marred that story-telling faculty—the memory.

" one with 2.

He chuckled and smiled ata humor good ous story.

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J.,March 2, 1886.

He spends a part of every year there.

PAGE PART I. - 1 MEMORIES, LETTERS, ETC., PART II.

AND 95 DRIFT CUMULUS, PART III. - - THE STYLE OF LEAVES OF GRASS, 149 PART I. , ETC.* Publish my name

PART II. DRIFT AND CUMULUS.

PART III. THE STYLE OF LEAVES OF GRASS.

If one part always answers accurately to another itis sure to be a bad and the and more part, building

—Spent several hours of January 2 with Whitman (on my way home from New Orleans).

, a complimentary benefit on the part of friends and disciples,—Mr.

The corner grocery-man pointed out a low, two-story frame house...

"As he told the story slowly and clearly, the effect was peculiar.

The latter part of May appeared the last booklet issued by Walt Whitman,—"Good-bye my Fancy."

"Of course, I know—" he directed me: "—and then you see a little two story frame house, grey, that's

which Whitman applies this word to Carlyle, viz: II 169.) * *Volume and page quotations from the 1891-'2

I, for my part, shall never forget how he read the simple words, 'the hospitals, oh, the hospitals.'

To write the life of a human being takes many a book, and after all the story is not told."

The rest of this call's conversation consisted almost entirely of questions on my part, and extremely

The dingy little two-storied domicile is so disappointingly different from what we were expecting to

A moment later we are in his presence, in the spacious second-story room which is his sleeping apartment

his rolling and ample shirt-collar, worn without a tie, is open at the throat and exposes the upper part

Whitman is at once interested, and questions until he has drawn out the pathetic story of her struggles

NIMMO KING WILLIAM STRAND 14 STREET, MDCCCXCI1I 3331 S>2 AUG 2 i. 921411 PREFACE This hardly needs an

very large collars, the neck some five or sixinches lower than usual, so that the throat and upper part

For my own part, I may confess that itshone upon me when lifewas when I was my broken, weak, sickly,

If I one more than it shall be the worship thing another, spread ofmy own body,or any part of it.

For him the parts and poems of the " " body are not of the body only, but of the soul"— indeed "these

Why should he have deemed it his part to submit to the axe?

He had a way of spending at least a part of his Sundays with the Harneds—(Mr.

Yet he is occupied the larger part of every day.

I have already alluded to it: a second-story room, about twenty feet square, facing north.

He delights to tell and to hear stories. His sense of the humorous is strong.

Who will play his part for him? And Hawthorne—wasn't he expected?

Traubel .— But meantime, Donaldson, what's become of your Oscar Wilde story?

Whitman, that my story didn't even get started. Whitman .— I own it, Tom. Go on.

Whitman .— No doubt, Harrison, that is part of the story—but there's a deal more beyond—a deal more!

For me the democracy of your verse is only the lesser and smaller part of it.

—stories and story-tellers, windy, bragging, vain centres of street-crowds.

part of the country.

But that is part of our lesson.

The leading parts.

, (is it not the largest part?)

and of the Pacific, the Mississippi, the great lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, cities and towns in all parts—the

Born almost in its outskirts, he passed the greater part of his life in and about the vast city, which

Last comes Philadelphia,—for Camden, though in New Jersey, is essentially a part of that city.

The scenes of homely peasant life told him the full story of what went before, and necessitated, the

The piece was "Romeo and Juliet," and Rossi played his part with much ardor, as well as delicacy.

everywhere well known or easily taken for granted, Walt Whitman was also personally most accessible; it was part

end, but that to that end the most perfect equilibrium was essential, the physical having its great part

There had been no misunderstanding of his words on my part, and no contradiction, save of the accidental

The story of his career has been written at by many hands, and material for a complete biography has

diffused clews and indirections," covering an acquaintanceship of about twenty years, during the greater part

His theme was himself and his book, and he told the story not at all to me, as it seemed, but as though

I have seen a manuscript, a part of "November Boughs," a single page of which was composed of at least

, others on the blue paper that had once formed a part of the cover of a pamphlet, and each piece of

It is postmarked: Bolton 56 | Mr 26 | 92; New York | Apr 2 | 92 | Paid | M | All; Camden N.J. | Apr 3

It is postmarked: Bolton | 32 | Mr 26 | 92; | New York | Apr 2 | G | 92; Camden, N.J. | Apr 3 | 130 PM

. | Apr 2 | 6AM |92 | Rec'd.

It did not arrive in Camden until several days later, on April 2, 1892.

And, here is a kiss long & tender X from your loving Wallace see notes april 2 1892 James W.

NEW YORK, March 21 st 189 2 Mr Walt Whitman Dear Sir: Can you let me have "November Boughs" and "Good

If you have them and will part with them to an admirer, I will send the money to you by cheque, money

Malone, N.Y., March 20th 189 2.

Is not part of the charm of a great poet, in finding a thought that we have thought, and would be afraid

draft contributed to Whitman's poem "A Thought of Columbus," which was published in Once a Week on July 2,

Mar 2/92 Just another line to you my dear old friend to send you my best love & my warmest sympathy God

John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 2 March 1892

It is postmarked: Bolton | O | MR 2 | 92; Bolton | O | MR 2 | 92; E | 92; New York | Mar | 9; Paid |

America It is postmarked: Bolton | 43 | MR 2 | 92; | Mar | 9; Paid | M | All; Camden, N.J. | MAR10 |

. | MAR 2 | 6AM | 92 | Rec'd.

The other evening I read the story of "The Carpenter" aloud to some friends who came in to see me & when

I got to the part which told how the Carpenter sat crowded all over & around with children who "flocked

"The Carpenter" is a story about a Christ-like character based on Whitman, written by Whitman's friend

It is two stories high, without a basement, and the poet's bedchamber is on the second story, and does

the "Leaves," and in you are reverence and affection; despondency and despair are as truly component parts

(For a little of the first part of that time in printing a daily and weekly paper.) 1855.

It is postmarked: NEW YORK | FEB 9 | PM | 92; NY | 2-9-92 | 11PM; CAMDEN, NJ | FEB10 | 6AM | 92 | REC'D

Will not write much—$2 enc'd enclosed —Best love & God bless you— W W Geo here yesterday— Walt Whitman

God bless you all Walt Whitman Whitman wrote this letter to Bucke on the verso of a page that was part

Whitman had not taken much part in the great Abolutionist Abolitionist propaganda which preceded the

The last 2 days have been a happy joyful release from the heavy cares & anxieties of several weeks past

New York, January 28 189 2 Walt Whitman Esq Dear Sir: Mr.

Jan 27 noon 92 Much the same—weak & restless—otherwise fairly— y'r your letter came —2 enc'd enclosed

It is postmarked: PHILADELPHIA, PA | JAN 18 | 2 AM | 92; PHILADELPHIA, PA | JAN 18 | 2 AM | 92 CAMDEN

STRYKER, from his late residence, No. 260 Jay Street, on MONDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1892, at 2 o'clock, P.M

One White House story comes to me of his leaving Lincoln in wrath, "slamming the doors behind him" because

I think also that he was the hero of the famous whisky story of Lincoln, now an undying part of the literature

Of the noisy, frothy world he never seemed to be a part, was more at home with the chestnut tress and

listened in benevolent, complacent wonder to argument, heard my speech as if it were by no means a new story

Nor does the freedman appear in any part of the poet's noble vision of the restored Union.

Lancashire, England 2 Jan 92.

Wallace to Walt Whitman, 2 January 1892

It is postmarked: Chorley | | Washington | B | Jan 2 | 92; New York | Jan | 9; D | 92; Paid | H | All

The rich involutions of Meredith's story of a present-day Othello contains another word on man's command

I had been teaching country school for two or three years in various parts of Suffolk and Queens counties

Our transcription is based on Walt Whitman, Autobiographia: or the Story of a Life (New York: Charles

Our transcription is based on Walt Whitman, Autobiographia: or the Story of a Life (New York: Charles

The poet was in his own room on the second story, a comfortable apartment about six yards square.

volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America , 2

. | DEC 2; BOSTON, MASS | DEC 26 | 4—AM | 1891.

—He also gave my nurse each night instructions that at the end of each 2 hours, I should take a milk

—And daytime I should take 2 or 3 as I needed or felt inclined.

O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen Android