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As country schools were particularly prone to making poor teacher selections, Whitman advocated the careful

also emphasized the importance of teaching children to rely on and think for themselves (ideas which were

frequently critical of dull teaching methods that relied on mechanical drill and repetition which were

Though Whitman's ideas on education were unpopular in his time, they were influenced by his own formal

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life. New York: Vintage, 1963. Reynolds, David S.

Nature had given him a strong constitution, and his features were those of a dreamy sensualist.

to American persons, progresses, cities?—Chicago, Kanada, Arkansas?

Walt Whitman, an American, one of the roughs, a Kosmos, Disorderly, fleshy, sensual, eating, drinking

vulgar inditings of an uneducated man, free from any Old World philosophy, or Old World religion, were

apparently based on a photograph of Whitman possibly taken by the photographer, William Kurtz, in the 1860s

In 1860 Whitman sent Vaughan galleys from Boston when the 1860 Leaves of Grass went to press. 

tractsBetween 1854 and 1860prosehandwritten2 leaves; The first manuscript leaf is written on the back of a City

Fredson Bowers, have generally assumed that Whitman used the Williamsburgh tax forms from 1857 to 1860

The city of Williamsburgh was incorporated with Brooklyn effective January 1855, so the forms would have

been obsolete after that date (Whitman's Manuscripts: Leaves of Grass [1860] [Chicago: University of

difficult to date conclusively, but it was almost certainly written after 1854 and probably before 1860

of the Mississippi, scarcely any thing exists The first manuscript leaf is written on the back of a City

Fredson Bowers, have generally assumed that Whitman used the Williamsburgh tax forms from 1857 to 1860

The city of Williamsburgh was incorporated with Brooklyn effective January 1855, so the forms would have

been obsolete after that date (Whitman's Manuscripts: Leaves of Grass [1860] [Chicago: University of

difficult to date conclusively, but it was almost certainly written after 1854 and probably before 1860

The first manuscript leaf is written on the back of a City of Williamsburgh tax form, filled out and

Fredson Bowers, have generally assumed that Whitman used the Williamsburgh tax forms from 1857 to 1860

The city of Williamsburgh was incorporated with Brooklyn effective January 1855, so the forms would have

been obsolete after that date (Whitman's Manuscripts: Leaves of Grass [1860] [Chicago: University of

difficult to date conclusively, but it was almost certainly written after 1854 and probably before 1860

They are believed to preside over poetry, music, and all the liberal arts and sciences, and were generally

Yet, in effect, very much they have left is as if it were lost—for it is never read.

Perhaps so; if the exchange were always between a Claudian and a Tacitus.

were first opened to the day.

American Edition The Vanity and the Glory of Literature

.; American Edition

grafted on Manhattan Island and in Kings and Queens counties, never yielded a more mark'd and full Americanized

—While reading this paragraph, an army (and no small army) of reminiscences were called to my mind, prominent

Laura Catherine Redden Searing (1839–1923) was an American journalist and poet.

menengitis, Searing enrolled in the Missouri School for the Deaf and mastered sign language and the American

She then began contributing to various periodicals, including Harper's Magazine, Galaxy, and the American

have quite understood the whole of your message yet, & sometimes it has seemed to me as though you were

Недавно перелистывая фундаментальный английский журнал "Westminster Review" за 1860 г., я наткнулся на

Зимою 1860 года, когда Уитмэн подготовлял к печати третье издание своей книги, Эмерсон внезапно явился

"После чего,—прибавляет Уитмэн,—мы пошли и прекрасно пообедали в ресторане American House".

Недавно перелистывая фундаментальный английский журнал "Westminster Review" за 1860 г., я наткнулся на

The car jogs up Market street, the principal thoroughfare of the city.

The bright energy which marks the growing Western city is absent.

Camden is monotonous and for a city of its age and opportunities unlovely.

The walls were adorned with a number of portraits, engravings, and photographs.

HIS VIEWS OF AMERICAN BARDS. "The old poets are dropping off," said Mr.

out that this poem is an elaboration of the concept of "evolving plenitude" expressed earlier in the 1860

The leaves correspond to various numbered sections of the 1860 published version.

ages, that men and women like us grew up and travel'd their course, and pass'd on; What vast-built cities—what

and phrenology; What of liberty and slavery among them—what they thought of death and the soul; Who were

O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing; I know that

Do their lives, cities, arts, rest only with us? Did they achieve nothing for good, for themselves?

ages that men and women like us grew up and travel'd their course and pass'd on, What vast-built cities

and phrenology, What of liberty and slavery among them, what they thought of death and the soul, Who were

O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing, I know that

Do their lives, cities, arts, rest only with us? Did they achieve nothing for good for themselves?

ages, that men and women like us grew up and travelled their course, and passed on; What vast-built cities—What

and phrenology, What of liberty and slavery among them—What they thought of death and the Soul, Who were

O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing, I know that

Do their lives, cities, arts, rest only with us? Did they achieve nothing for good, for themselves?

ages that men and women like us grew up and travel'd their course and pass'd on, What vast-built cities

and phrenology, What of liberty and slavery among them, what they thought of death and the soul, Who were

O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing, I know that

Do their lives, cities, arts, rest only with us? Did they achieve nothing for good for themselves?

ages, that men and women like us grew up and travel'd their course, and pass'd on; What vast-built cities—what

and phrenology; What of liberty and slavery among them—what they thought of death and the soul; Who were

O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing; I know that

Do their lives, cities, arts, rest only with us? Did they achieve nothing for good, for themselves?

.; In the 1880s, a number of English critics were interested Whitman, including Matthew Arnold, Robert

In short Mr Hale is an educated American, has written a splendid book an opportune time, its rapid sale

I do not think that they were much impressed by the historical view of the subject The following are

This postal card is addressed: Walt Whitman, | the American Poet, | 328.

WEBB, President of the Free College of the City of New York, and from MR. ANDREW CARNEGIE, REV. WM.

The left side of the Grand Union Hotel letterhead reads: "[PASSENGERS] arriving in the city [of New York

live better for less money at the Grand Union than at any other strictly first class hotel in the city

Her poems were reprinted in newspapers and one of her poems, "Sunlight," was set to music by American

It only needs to be considered, for a moment, what a proportion of the parents, in great cities, bear

Then again—same source as above— "Of the deaths in New York City last year, 14,948, more than half of

the whole number, were of children under five years.

It is a proportion of infant mortality that is scarcely paralleled in any other Christian city; but its

The wretched poverty of the newly-arrived emigrant population, the damp, mouldy cellars in which they

published as "Poem of Women," its original placement immediately following "Poem of Walt Whitman, An American

In 1860 and 1867, the poem was included, untitled, in the "Leaves of Grass" cluster; it acquired its

As in Whitman's self-portraits, Goethe, Schiller, and Burns were said to be descended from perfect mothers.BibliographyAspiz

We were sorry to see so small an attendance at the meeting for the benefit of the poor, last evening,

under consideration, to develop their plans prematurely, but the gentlemen composing the committee were

, as one of them expressed it, “not to be bluffed off”—and we think they were sustained by the body of

Wall in this connection were sensible and apposite, and will doubtless have their due weight with the

springing from all trades and employments, and effusing them and from sailors and landsmen, and from the city

Un-American Sunday Force Laws in the Eastern District Un-American Sunday Force Laws in the Eastern District

We think, in cities like Brooklyn or New York, comprehending a million of people, of diverse tastes,

The un-American Sunday laws are the more objectionable, because there has nothing occurred to make a

We advise the Mayors of our cities and the heads of the Metropolitan Police to let well enough alone.

Americans are not exactly fit subjects for the sumptuary and ecclesiastical statutes of the despots of

Typical American Canoes at the Annual Meet in Peconic Bay

He told his visitors that he bathed daily in midwinter and enjoyed riding atop the city omnibus all day

wanted to buy the plates of the second edition from the publishers Fowler and Wells, who he believed were

Dictionary of American Bibliography. New York: Scribner's, 1964. Kaplan, Justin.

In 1842, Great Britain and the United States were engaged in a series of land disputes over territory

The resulting standoff between American and British forces became known as the Aroostook War, despite

Magoc, Imperialism and Expansionism in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia

There speaks the soul of a man of sense, and an American true!

Tyler then speaks of the depreciation of American credit.

.; In 1842, Great Britain and the United States were engaged in a series of land disputes over territory

the boundary had been a matter of debate ever since the Treaty of Paris (1783) that concluded the American

The resulting standoff between American and British forces became known as the Aroostook War, despite

Magoc, Imperialism and Expansionism in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia

He also believed that such redistribution would bring financial stability to many states that were, at

They were brimming over with excitement and enthusiasm, and the cold formal message of the lady who is

Two Visitors TWO VISITORS, Each Widely Known, Stopping Briefly in the City. Col.

Forney of Philadelphia and Walt Whitman, the poet, arrived in the city yesterday and with their party

The train arrived three hours late, but as the party only intended to stop one day in the city, they

"What a superb city St. Louis is!" exclaimed he.

It's a great city." "Quite a town, isn't it?" "Yes, indeed.

Resources for American Literary Study 20 (1994): 1-15.  Myerson, Joel.

"Thoroughly American to the last," the reported exclaimed.

Two American Sailors in a Spanish Dungeon TWO AMERICAN SAILORS IN A SPANISH DUNGEON.

At the end of twelve hourse we took the hatches off and 270 of the coolies were dead.

We were obliged to do as we did to preserve our own lives and save the ship.

The American Consul refusing to take cognizance of the case, our wages due from the ship were paid to

It is so full of truths that it stares every American in the face who has ever been abroad.

These books were especially popular in small towns and rural areas in the US, but they were read in the

Given that press runs were of over 100,000 copies or more, this had significance.

Despite wartime circumstances, few ASE books were censored.

series with contrasting purposes that were driven by different political ideologies.

history, American culture, and cultures around the world.

American sales were estimated at over one million.

American Notes & Queries: A Journal for the Curious 1 (1941): 101–102.

on a flat—that the Hills proper are a little distance off—where my father and his and his and his were

I was there several years ago—they were very kind to me—I was in a carriage—went with Dr.

time, to show us how to live & die.Whitman is the last of these Avatars.I am writing just as though I were

two comrades, who in the early age of Athenian liberty, voluntarily devoted their lives to save the city

W. exclaimed, "How American!" He seemed perfectly content to have Wallace go west.

went directly over, felt he could only take it, not fill it—at which I let out that irreverent Americanism

They were my best men till I knew Whitman. Now they occupy a quite subordinate position."

At that time there were traveling phrenologists—they came into the villages, or big business centers,

what were his powers? pshaw! and so forth. But he was not to be downed.

The young men were hilarious—took off the bandage—released the phrenologist.

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

He looked at me: his eyes were full of tears. He turned away.

If I were down East and assisting to run the thing, I would give them (at least try to give them) a dose

had and would take care that the people knew what was being done to check freedom of speech in the city—I

It is utterly immaterial to me whether that city hears or not—as the loss would not, in any event, be

If that city is willing to throw away the means of grace—one of the opportunities to become civilized—of

They were my special favorites. I have every cause to remember Mrs.

Then to my questions, answered, "Yes—since you were here I have been reasonably well—as well as I have

W., W. laughed—"We long ago decided that we were not to fraternize."

"Now it is Holmes' 80 years," W. said, "they have been celebrating that—there were quite a number of

So we talked—and by and by Tom and Frank Harned came in and were heartily greeted.

Harned asked if the pictures were a success.

The folks were in a state of quiet anxiety about him. Trouble with his stomach.

Davis sat on the sofa and they were talking together. W. sat in his chair, his hat on.

income, where I could have you often with me, than all the dissipations and amusements of this great city—O

and the blessing of God on you by night and day my darling boy.W's last words to me to-nighttonight were

If I were you I would do my work in the bank and the W.

Told him I had sent The American to Doctor Bucke.

Frank is himself way above that American paper in style and size—way above it.

Their home was a sort of asylum (like old churches, temples) when so many homes were closed against me

They were like the Gilders—they were not afraid even in the days of greatest outcry to ask me round,

They were precious days! I can never forget them: precious, sacred days."

We ought to bill it in Academy of Music in either city.