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knows, aught of them,) May-be seeming to me what they are (as doubtless they indeed but seem) as from my
, from entirely changed points of view; To me these and the like of these are curiously answer'd by my
lovers, my dear friends, When he whom I love travels with me or sits a long while holding me by the
appearances or that of identity beyond the grave, But I walk or sit indifferent, I am satisfied, He ahold of my
Wrote Creelman, specifying my notions of the flower business and W.'
Warning again against appeals, speaking of my fund and of W.'
Defined my message to Creelman.
Adding, "Give her my love: tell her to take the best care of herself."
I often rub my eyes to see if much or most of this kindness is not a dream."
It is not new, particularly to you, to my friends. But it is one of my choice notes.
," and on my explanation: "Yes, that is good."
No, I do not see that my presence is necessary, indispensable.
I do not know but that it could be best to have it understood all is to go in my pocket."
"They will give you notions of how I pass my life." Tuesday, September 16, 1890
"I am all of a jumble today—my stomach, my head."
And laughingly told him my discussion with Burroughs, Burroughs contending that W.'
I informed him, "My idea now is, to start my piece with the autobiographic page and close it with your
description of this room—filling in my own matter for the rest."
Yet I shall do so, for from outward evidence he is worse than he has been.He still urges me about my
W. had just finished his dinner, and talked well during the 20 minutes of my stay.
"Yes," he said to my inquiries, "I woke well this morning—pass along reasonably well.
Yes, the summer has been a severe one—but the profuse sweatingness, so to call it, has been in my case
For instance, where he says—the world is my country, to do good is my religion.
Called my attention to brief editorial in the Boston Herald.
He kept my cold hand—said: "Its cold is no offense—refreshing, rather."
Yet on the other hand I am always determined—have been, whether when I wrote or spoke, to present my
own case, be myself, let my own position be understood.
No—Williams will not print—at least with my consent: I should, as I see it now, be positively opposed
I explained my idea—"Their democracy is born of something other than democracy—ours from democracy itself
My friend, Why the dickins didn't you come out to the whig meeting at the court house, last Saturday
—The awful occasion impressed indeliby upon my memory every agonising moment of that infernal excursion
skin is even now peeling, and four mortal pounds of flesh which ran off in a state of dilution from my
lumps of red hot fire—not a tree not a shed to shelter us from the intolerable glare.— I gave you in my
last some account of my first "huckleberry frolick," but this beats it all hollow.
My regard for you is so great that I am very sorry, not to be able to buy more copies of your books and
I am, everywhere in my teaching and writing, making your claims felt and shall continue to do so.
I do not think a single pupil held out against my arguments supplemented by readings from your work.
than in the American mind ," I have also used in company with Spencer's great law of progress upon my
I hope to be able to please you with my treatment of your great work.
especially such as this one: I was sitting at breakfast yesterday morning, when the lines came into my
longing to send you a word, but you can't imagine how hard it is for me to rouse myself to write, in my
my wretched lameness prevents me from exerting myself as I want to.
Despite my illness and inanition, I am all agog for the result.
"O for the light of another sun, With my Bazra sword in my hand!"
Heyden's "The Last Words of Al-Hassan" contains the lines "O Allah, for the light of another sun, / With my
Whitman writes about this in the passage Paumanok, and My Life on It as a Child and a Young Man, published
series of lectures & readings &c. through different cities of the north, to supply myself with funds for my
16th recd —thanks—a storm wind rain &c yesterday & preceding night—but comfortable & snug here for me—my
to be out f'm stress of winds & waters, & we have a capital roof over the shanty—appetite good—made my
now feel & have always felt to have her mind for me as long as I live—Rec'd word f'm NA Rev : that my
—sold two books yesterday —suppose you rec'd the Eng'g Record (with obituary of my dear brother Jeff
D at my request made me a big cup of hot tea early in middle of afternoon, wh I sipp'd, drank & enjoyed
1890, contained an obituary of Thomas Jefferson Whitman, which Whitman wrote and reprinted in Good-Bye My
Jan. 25, '74 My dear Rudolf Schmidt , Your letter of Jan. 2 has just reached me here.
I have been at death's door myself—& during the year have lost my dear mother & a dear sister by death
probably get well again—But I remain paralyzed yet—walk with difficulty & very little—have bad spells in my
If so, give him my address, & tell him to come & see me.
America (I have not given up my place in the Solicitor's office, Washington—but keep up communication
Friend Walter, Sir accordain to promis I now embrace this opportunity of informing you of my Safe arrival
My Friends gave me a warm reception Such as how are you Bush got robed did you &c I told them how it
I had the pleasure of meeting my Capt G.
laugh at me for not being sharper I told them it would be all right in cours of time live & learn is my
If you dont I do and I long for to see mine very much and I think she will want to see me— give my letter
If so say I sent my best love, not forgetting little Jennie.
received—I have not heard from her since— I am pretty well, perhaps not so unconsciously hearty as before my
sickness—We are deprest in spirits home here about my brother George, (2d div 9th Corps)—if not killed
, he is a prisoner—he was in the engagement of Sept 30 on the extreme left.31 My book is not yet being
If you write to William I wish you to enclose him this letter—I wish him to receive again my faithful
There is a certain idea in my works—to glorify industry, nature and pure intstict.
I always remember that my ancestors were Dutch .
In my books, in my prose as well as my poetry, are many knots to untie.
I don't know why some men compare my book with the Bible.
Mendelssohn is my favorite. I always like to hear him.
Luckily the stroke did not affect, such as it is, my power of speech, or my brain: up to the time of
"My bete noir," he said, "is indigestion."
"Thanks to my dear father and mother, I have been wonderfully fortunate in my constitution—my body."
My honest thanks to you, Hugo for your letter posting me up not only about yourself but about my dear
That 'sThat's often my little way of celebrating the death of my friends.Dear Hugo, you speak of your
I have abt 10 minutes a day to my self!
Wilson has my MS now. Am going to take a vacation in a month.
Do drop me a line dear & revered papa, & relieve my anxiety abt you. W. S. Kennedy.
Routledge In my note of January 17 last, sending "Whispers of Heavenly Death," I included a request for
If agreeable therefore, please request the New York house to send by express, at my expense, thirty copies
of the "Broadway" containing the piece, to my address, Attorney Gen's office, here.
day & clear evn'g, after snow-storm &c—I have the grip at last & quite badly—am sitting here alone in my
den—nothing very new—my eyes failing—Expect to give (& wish to) my "Death of Abraham Lincoln" memorandum
My love to Ed and Debby and the whole family.)
As I am going up & may not be down again soon, I wish Debby to take charge of my big pillow, as it was
made by & given me by my mother, & she slept on it & I shall want it again.
Camden Sept: September 8 '91 Dear sister Nothing very different—am ab't about same—eat my meals—was out
Friday afternoon an hour ride to cemetery—my friends Dr Bucke Mrs.
O Connor and Horace Traubel & his wife with me—it is my design to gather the remains of our dear mother
serene as ever & getting on comfortably—had a present of some plump sweet partridges —& half one for my
American sent last night—I believe the books, printing &c. are going to eventuate satisfactorily from my
point of view & plans—no cyclone of success—but no special mishap—wh' is a great victory considering my
Camden noon Sept: 26 '90 Am getting along ab't as usual—Some nice oysters (with a bit of lemon) for my
breakfast—cloudy & wet inclined to chilly to-day here—was out in wheel-chair last even'g—I enclose my
, (the piece in Trans[cript] rec'd—thanks)—sold a big book yesterday—have just lit a little fire in my
for the copy German rendering " Cradle Endlessly Rocking " & for all the other German renderings of my
you have sent me, & which I carefully keep, & prize—Dr R M Bucke has just published a book about me & my
poems—& having two or three advance copies (in paper) at my disposal I should like to send you one.
CITY of my walks and joys!
nor the bright win- dows windows , with goods in them, Nor to converse with learned persons, or bear my
your fre- quent frequent and swift flash of eyes offering me love, Offering me the response of my own—these
Those fellows have one virtue—they always use good paper: and on that I manage to do a good deal of my
"I've been taken and taken beyond count—taken from every side—even from my blind side"—laughing—"taken
I must be satisfied now if I have succeeded in hinting at matters which it was a part of my original
"I had my temptations, but they were not strong enough to tempt.
"I suppose I did: I wrote things down: I saw them better in my handwriting than in my mind's eye—could
How many's the argument I had on this very point with my friend Mrs.
I could never do that—my whole make-up is opposed.
seventy-first year—to review my habits.
W. then added with a laugh: "That is a part of my quarrel with Horace here about Emerson.
Davis—"My friend"—he called her—and to Ed also, in a similar phrase.
I must keep on my course, whatever turns up."
My dear Traubel:Your kind & welcome letter rec'd.
I am excessively busy—hence my scratches and scrawlses—and also my briefness.Heartily yoursBaker."
pointing to some papers that protruded from my pocket.
way, but because it is my way."
What had been my feeling?
He probably got hold of my piece—knew I had been present at the concert: my habits, enjoyment: inserted
My book is my best letter, my response, my truest explanation of all.
In it I have put my body and spirit.
I wrote to Stedman for W. to-daytoday: sent the message out of my sheet of notes.
I showed him a card I had from Josephine Lazarus, who had come into my nurse fund.
Later I found my watch wrong.
oh my yes!
—and on my assent: "Oh!
In my boyhood I had seen Davenport twice as Bill Sykes—then as Brutus.
My reading is wholly without plan: the first thing at hand, that is the thing I take up."
I hope you will continue writing me such notes as these, "My food nourishes me better."
My love to W.W.J. B.W. asked: "Is the postmark West Park?
W. says: "Maybe I've put my foot in it: maybe I'd better kept my mouth shut."
I had not repeated this to W., who today said to me: "Carpe diem is my motto."
My Whittier is in Funk & Wagnall's safe & is highly complimented by the editor of the series.
volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My
431 Stevens street Camden New Jersey US America Sept 8 '76 Edward Dowden My dear friend I send you by
Dowden's set was directed right—My second batch of the new edition (600 copies each Vol.) is at last
I have many things to say to you my dear friend.
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Private My dear Sir: I send herewith a proof of my poem, for convenience for use in your paper, should
I fear his hearers hardly comprehended his lines, or dreamed at what he was driving, and some in my immediate
Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Friday, September 13, 1889 and Saturday, September 14, 1889: "My
My dear Walt— You will find the article you sent will be in the Times of this morning, when it is published
My brother William sailed for Port Royal ten days ago—to be present at the attack on Charleston—if it
would be of any service to you in any way, I know he would be rejoiced to serve you, if you mentioned my
I got it, looked into it with wonder, and felt that here was something that touched on depths of my humanity
I did not get my load of cabbage sold, had to leave them with a commissioner, over in the city, I got
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
works, to me, is that they have given me unspeakable religious certitude and confidence, have opened my
For Whitman's own response to Stedman's article, see "My Tribute to Four Poets" in Specimen Days and
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
Sept: 5. 1890 My dear Master I am sincerely obliged to you for your letter of August 19.
With the explanation you have placed in my hands, in which you give me liberty to use, I can speak with
The conclusion reached is, to my mind, in every way satisfactory.
either by your detractors or by the partizans of some vicious crankiness—sets me quite at ease as to my
I will tell my bookseller in London to send you a copy of the "Contemporary" in which there is an essay
Whitman's "Rejoinder" was also reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (Prose Works 1892, Volume 2: Collect and
Camden pm April 26 '88 If it sh'd be quite pleasant weather Sunday my present intention is to drive down
No special news in my affairs—things much the same old way—Joe has stopt by the window a few minutes.
Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to
Camden Jan 31 '90 P M early Ab't the same as usual—a rare egg & Graham bread & prunes & coffee for my
the wolf away & the benefit of very light food-eating, wh' is decided for an old fellow— I enclose my
when printed—$10 each, one paid —So far have escaped the grip, (but I guess I have the am't of it in my
Philips and two photographers visited the poet on January 29 and "'took me' in my room—(bo't two big
Camden Nov. 19 '87 Thank you & double-thank you, my dear young man, for your affectionate letter & money
My little canary is singing blithely.
I enclose you my last pieces—Yes, indeed we shall be glad to see you—Mrs D will & I will—Meanwhile love
Eakins is here painting my portrait—it seems strong (I don't know but powerful) & realistic—very different
ab't our dear O'C—eagerly look for word —Matters so so with me—good bowel clearance to-day—word from my
friend Linton from Eng[land] to-day—he is well—Shall have some oysters for my dinner ab't 4—made my
On October 9, 1888, O'Connor wrote: "My eye is now under battery treatment (assault-and-battery treatment
Camden Saturday Night Jan 14 '88 Have had my supper (some rice pudding & a cup of tea) & am sitting here
volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My
Camden April 16 '89 Cloudy raw weather—(may be part of my glum condition)—No word from O'C[onnor] now
It may seem ungracious . . . to say so (for Dick is my friend and means me well) but his piece impresses
Washington May 28, 1872 My dear Rudolf Schmidt, I have rec'd yours of April 25.
I shall have much to say about it in my next. I send you two or three humorous American works.
be published, forming part of a little book—which I will send you—During June I shall be home with my
Clausen, whom Schmidt termed "my old friend and countryman," corresponded with Schmidt after he left
Supt. and my judgement and conscienece still tell me (as they told me all along) that my action has been
We are all well—my arm (shoulder) no longer gives me any pain or much annoyance.
letter to Whitman's disciple and biographer Horace Traubel: "I had a fall last evening and dislocated my
I send you my last screed in Critic N Y, (have sent other papers too)—Am getting along fairly considering—fair
It was later reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).