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The best part of my success is that it has come while I am doing a work whose spirit is in part Whitman's

Our talk was very desultory and broken on his part from the difficulties of speaking.

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

Told him of a letter I had from Baker today—aroused his curiosity.Note from Bucke today—the 2nd inst.2

And what a story it tells!

Bucke assented: "Yes, Walt: I mean theft: unmitigated unexampled theft: why, if ever you read the real story

Anyway, was it not the part of faith and courage to make cheer over the inevitable?

And after a pause, which seemed to say on his part and on mine, "enough of disease and death," he inquired

W. said: "It's uncannily complicated: I can't make head or tail of it: do you read the story?

W. said, "That is very much like the old story of the hen and egg—which was first.

W. said: "That is extreme: I have seen it—seen parts of it I should rather say.

Books so made "become a part of nature."

We may make an adventure abroad occasionally, but for the main part the little motives become the big

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

I think I have told you a story about him—I shall tell it again—it throws the whole character in relief

Warrie going off laughing and I saying, "A fellow who's big in as many parts as Warrie is not easily

They had settled in this place—Edward for some part of the time off on the continent—seeking adventures—interesting

English cities"— "a venture reformatory in nature—supposed to be for the people: but according to the story

He had seen "many such cases, seemingly insignificant in themselves, yet part of the real history of

often, all these years —" finally, this, just added the other day in black pencil: "Translated a good part

After him nobody can play that part." Mrs. Bowers had been in yesterday's cast.

Emilia is not a great part. I think anyhow, if Shakespeare had any weakness, it was in his women.

and gave three lectures in one week, 2 hours long each.

s condition:2 Dec 1890My dear HoraceYours of 28th to hand last evening but have had the Inspector here

It is the old story of clothes, trimmings, embroidery, china"—and perhaps did not more rob workingmen

Towards one o'clock I myself stopped at 328 and stayed half an hour, with Warren, part of the time in

Hiccough for some time, continuous.2 Slept but little today.

[Showed him] paragraph I had put editorially in today's Post: It should be said that the dubious stories

And at my statement—"That is right, I am glad you said it that way," adding, "There are stories nowadays

These stories about us have the sound of invention, wholly and unmistakably."

"She says women do not create character, write the great poems, construct the great stories."

Then he said with vim: "That is the story in substance.

The story was familar to me but his way of retelling it was inimitable—his enjoyment of it immense.

We quoted a number of Socrates stories.

I asked him: "You speak of well told stories: don't you think most of the stories in books are too well

I said the best criticisms, the best stories, are heard in parlors, in crowds, informally.

Southerner now dead: "I don't know as much about him as I should—but he is a man—or was—of distinct parts—as

Got Ed to draw a hundred dollars from bank, part or all of which he sent off by post-office money orders

inquisitive—congratulatory—saying of my health so far (I have never been in a doctor's hands): "Certainly that is the whole story

Here is part of the note of 13th but do not say to any one that I reported it to you: "bad day—neglected

that whole damned war business is about nine hundred and ninety nine parts diarrhæa to one part glory

the $10 to you, but you know how I urged that the committee who have received our contributions for 2½

pressure.I see no way that you can make me clear with Walt unless you let him know just what I have done in 2½

you to know it and Walt to know it, even if you have to tell him about the work of the committee for 2½

O'Connor's story. But W. is alive to it. "I hope Tom will seize and clench her."

Loag had just told me a good story of Ingersoll, whom he knows well, and on whom he often calls when

W. seemed to think this a great story.

Left proof of last 2 pages of book with him—those containing telegrams and "postscript" letters of Forman

Harrison Morris is nearly done with translation of the second part of the Sarrazin article.

were right, sound, secure, but there was elegance, artificiality about him in unmistakable quantity—parts

It was quite interesting—especially the first part—thevoyaging part, though on the whole Child probably

don't know—I suppose lives still—a man, somewhat in the line of Ellis, who flourished in the early part

I went 2 days ago to see Reeves (had previously consulted Alfred & H.

It looks bad for you, Horace—as if you'd have to do that part of the job without my assistance."

s request.Arlington, Mass.Apr. 3rd, 1875.My dear friend, I think I have all of your books (2 or 3 editions

Trowbridge.Arlington, Mass.Dec. 2, 1877.Dear Friend Whitman, By the time you get this I suppose you will

I had no idea the story had so many chapters when I handed it over to you."

W. remarking—"The world at large might suppose I am sensitive—would not like to hear such stories—and

This story sets many things straight for me—confirms me in something I had strangely guessed.

I won't thank anyone for it—it's all a part of our gamble—but I'll thank our stars."

His Cryptogram is a great book in spite of Donnelly himself—the first part of it, I mean, which staggered

He paused—then: "It was six months or so after I came to these parts—I was in a poor way—a sad plight—had

I was going to say, not only like a house afire, as the story goes, but like half a dozen houses afire

The story is that the publisher of the Youth's Companion asked Tennyson if he would write them a poem—and

Then again: "It reminds me of my favorite story—the story of the Dutchman—a miller—who would say, 'Vell

s power to tell this dialect story good in spirit but poor in twang.

What he says does not satisfy me, does not take us to the end of the story.

Do you think you cd manage to send us some more copies of the Camden Post—we sd like 2 dozen if possible

Thursday, August 2, 1888. W. stayed on his bed this evening as we talked.

I read only the fore part of it—the hospital pieces—was peculiarly, intensely, interested in that—but

It is Conway's opinion that the Rebellion was in great part a war that could have been avoided—a war

the American Poet Walt Whitman would shortly visit England," and there and then I sat down and wrote part

Thursday, August 2, 1888.

The age is over-squeamish, and, for my part, I prefer the honest nude to the suggestive half-draped.

I wish I had the other letter now for you to read—it puts a finish on the little story.

But nevertheless the story—its pertinent points, hints, suggestions—is clear to me as it stands.

Morris had brought me in the first part of Sarrazin's piece, fully translated.

The story is told of him—it is not very nice—and I don't know if authentic—that someone protested—'but

I inquired of W. what truth there was in Press story of "Wilfred Besant" this morning: BESANT'S BOGUS

After leaving Philadelphia the man went to Princeton where he told the same story of misfortune, and

think I did—though in an indefinite hazy way which never would have occurred to me again but for this story

W. said: "I have seen Booth—the present Booth—and seen him often: he is a man of bright parts, interesting

: all his parts were related: as an actor he always seemed to me to be consistent with himself.

W. said: "I guess the economics play a part: that's rather your cue than mine: I have heard about Glasgow

P.M.G. usually treats me rather cavalierly over my own things: the young fellows who do the literary part

Did you ever read his Story of My Heart? ["No," said W.]

Thursday, April 2, 18915:50 P.M. Found W. lying in his bed. Not, however, ill. "I came to rest.

[Chicago Standard, March 12, 1891] Thursday, April 2, 1891

"As I read I think of a funny story Mary Davis tells me of some one who said once in a sudden humor:

Merrill had sent him a circular—a symposiate circular again—asking—by number 1 and 2, what most had contributed

full of the meat of truth—both stories!" I told W.

It is a long story of woe—a catalogue of impecuniosities—this record of my printed labor!"

And that is the heart of the story—the vital steady throb, if it have any touch and reason at all."

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.

formal sense but strangely knowing: she excelled in narrative— had great mimetic power: she could tell stories

Cryptogram, which I fear is more or less of a fraud, though not perhaps intentionally so on Donnelly's part

Waterbury himself takes part in these races; but such is not the case.

However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified

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