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Walt Whitman, My Dear friend Your kind favor of the 11th inst came duly to hand, and was followed next
Accept of my thanks for both it was more certainly than I could expect from a comparative stranger to
last "long roll" is called in which there will be no "missing" may we be found in the ranks of the Captain
While doing garrison duty with my regiment the 2nd New York Arty on the works South of the Potomac I
I left the regiment in the trenches in front of Petersburgh, my term of Service having expired, after
I stowed it away in my knapsack but loosing that I lost your gift.
Grass," the poems entitled "For You O Democracy," p. 99, "the Singer in the Prison," p. 292, and "O Captain
, My Captain," p. 262—or, in lieu of the first two, the poem called "Pioneers!
listed 89th in the table of contents along with the following four works: "Greatness in Poetry," "O Captain
My Captain!
aplomb in the midst of irrational things,Imbued as they, passive, receptive, silent as they,Finding my
less important than I thought,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Me wherever my
In the poem "To Thee Old Cause" he wrote, "My book and the war are one," and elsewhere he wrote that
Born in Hingham, Massachusetts, Stoddard was raised in poverty after his sea-captain father was lost
named for himself" (2:41), and most strongly praises one of Whitman's most conventional lyrics, "O Captain
My Captain!" Stoddard's published criticism of Whitman widened the gap between the two.
[S]he possessed herself of my body and soul" (Traubel 500).
Dear Sir, Admiring you so much, my cousin and I have ventured to write and ask whether you will be kind
Paul called Christ, Mohammed called Gabriel, Dante called Beatrice, and Whitman called My Soul.Bucke
Swoon" (this poem appeared in only three editions: Leaves of Grass, 1876, which Bucke used; Good-Bye My
Whitman addresses the dead as "my soldiers" as if he himself embodies all America, thus expressing national
"After completing my poems," then, writes Mr.
"That I have not gain'd the acceptance of my own time; that from a worldly and business point of view
I had my choice when I commenced.
"The best comfort of the whole business is that I have had my say entirely my own way—the value thereof
No one will get at my verses who insists upon viewing them as a literary performance."
Ma y Mr Walt Whitman My dear Sir: In the July issue of the Bookmaker of which I send you two copies,
Within a short time, my Cincinnati accent in English and my relatively (for an American) voluble Russian
But what he opened up for my eyes and my heart was the genuine Russia that lay behind, and sometimes
voice approach Touch me, touch the palm of your hand to my body as I pass, Be not afraid of my body.
with your hand,/Don't be afraid of my body").
("Don't be afraid, it is not fearful/my body!").
Dear Father, As I always wish to fulfill my promises I will enjoy this afternoon in writing a letter
in order to let you know how I got home and how my health is So I left Washington that evening at 5 Oc
I went to the Soldiers Home and got my supper and took a good sleep I left Pittsburg a little after 2
to the door whar I had a grand interunion with my friends I found all of them in good health they were
If my friend is in the Hospital yet tell him I got home all right I guess I will close by biding you
Whitman asks Brown to allow Livensparger to read his letter and to tell him "that I sent him my love.
things that troubled me formerly will have power to vex me no longer, I will be at ease, with you for my
Whitman My sister Bessie & I both thank you very warmly for the present you sent us of your book.
It is postmarked: Sheffield | 14 6 | MY 14 | 91; PAID | K | ; New York | May | ; Camden, N.J. | May |
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
the comradeship—friendship is the good old word—the love of my fellow-men.
As to the form of my poetry I have rejected the rhymed and blank verse.
everything of the kind from my books."
I said, "Perhaps not, my dear, in the way you mean, and yet, maybe, it is the same thing."
He said: "It is my chief reliance." He talked of death, and said he did not fear it.
of my friends.
, probably my last.
It is called 'Good-bye, My Fancy,' and is now in the press.
with me and encouraged me in my theories.
Give my regards to all my friends, and particularly to the press fellows, for I never forget that I was
My work is extremely personal—rightly considered so—and on the fly-leaf of each volume I have put my
photograph with my own hand."
I have printed my own works, and am now printing them in two volumes, for sale.
I am living here at my brother's house.
A paralysis of the left side, which chiefly affects my left leg and thigh, hinders me.
Commemoration Ode," which has often, since its publication, been contrasted with Whitman's own tribute, "O Captain
My Captain!" For further information on Whitman's views of Lowell, see William A.
Camden N.J My dear Sir As all has been completed about the vault and all works first class in every respect
you also will bring all the particulars of its constructing &c. wich which you have asked me for at my
able to see you while at your house last thursday I concludet concluded to write and state to you that my
Sir: My attention has been called by the Secretary of the Treasury to the probable fact of the custody
Sir: Referring to my letter of the 3rd instant, enclosing a telegram from the United States Marshal for
were obstructed on the occasion mentioned, which give full particulars of the occurrences mentioned in my
for naval purposes, I have to inform you that, the title to this property having been passed upon by my
Acting Assistant Secretary of State: My dear sir: I have received and read the letter of Mr.
of power in my left."
Davis to my wife.
My friends do not realize my condition.
My supper is my main meal now.
He enquired what my programme was for the rest of my jaunt.
Ruskin, however, has recorded himself as my friend."
a log and fired away without listening to any captain's orders.
I stopped working, and from that time my ruin commenced."
They offend my democracy, however.
"I enjoyed it well," was the reply, "and always keep my hand in.
But first let me explain part of my head-line.
"But I, for my poems—What have I? I have all to make .
I wish to see my benefactor, and have felt much like striking my tasks and visiting New York to pay you
my respects.
My enemies discover fancy ones.
chase them round the school till they leave go or else tumble off i have not got a tumble yet thanks to my
are right at home i think you better settle down in canada in this letter isend i send you you one of my
boats with the man of war out at the zulu war and fetched always to england now i hope you will excuse my
bad writing and spelling for my sister give me a tallking talking to for my spelling the last time she
wrote i got a letter from mother to day and she told me that my brother had broke his arm but it is
"There spake my brother; (Lord Bacon) There my father's grave Did utter forth a voice!"
In the year 1885 I lived with my father in a small house in Eagle Street, Bolton.
My father was a millwright in the employ of a large engineering firm in the town, and I—then thirty-one
My mother had died in January of that year, and certain experiences of mine in connection with that event
Soon after her death a few of my intimate friends, who often came singly to see me, began to make a special
the last five or six lines as from my living pulse."
Bucke to my left.
My friends do not realize my condition. They persist in imagining that I am like them."
: "Have you noticed my chair?
"My supper is my main meal now.
Speaking of my trip he said that he had felt uneasy in consequence of my late arrival.
"But my 'Good-Bye' is probably my last bit of writing.
"Some of my friends feel—Dr.
My poems do not discuss special themes and are short. And, anyhow, that is my method.
He enquired what my programme was for the rest of my jaunt.
W. read it, and then said to me: "My best friends are women. They are my best friends.
My Dear Sir On the 3d of Dec '81 I wrote you a letter kindly asking if you would not oblige me with your
Studio 2 W. 14 th st New York Febr. 12 90 My dear sir I have delivered your book to Mr. Bancroft.
I take the pleasure to mail to you some proofs of my drawings and ask you to accept them with my kindest
Thanking you for your kindness at the occasion of my visit to you, and wishing you good health I am most
delighted to offer you $10 not so much as compensation for the service rendered—as an expression of my
Not having heard from you in any way I fear lest my letter may have gone astray. My friend Col.
If needful I could I think get a note of introduction to you from my friend John Burroughs — With great
Harper's Fifth Reader (1889) reprinted Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!
Leet Let this be my apology for speaking to you with my heart laid bare—I tried very hard to secure a
copy of your "Leaves", and at last in New York did so, I took the book up and ran my eyes over detached
dear sir, I cannot analyze my feelings, had any one told me that my blood would leap, my soul cry out
I do not know if you will read anything I say, whether my name is a familiar or unfamiliar one to you
I have taken "from your lips" the kiss, and with all my heart and soul return it to you.
have satisfied myself that no copy was delivered here—had such been the case it would have come under my
notice—I therefore sent your order to Mr Gray and have received from him a copy for which you have my
My dear Mr Whitman: Am glad to see by a morning journal that you are well enough to undertake a visit
If you have no better place to go, I shall be happy to give you shelter under my roof no 15, East Seventy-fourth
In any event, I hope to hear your address, and to see you at my office.
I am anxious to have one or more contributions from you for my Cyclopedia for which we pay ten dollars
Just as he was about to recite 'My Captain,' a little girl, the granddaughter of Edmund Clarence Stedman
For the month of July my address is as above.
winter Were you pleased with the article and portrait of yourself which appeared in the sixth volume of my
not happen to have seen the work, I will take pleasure in sending you the sketch and illustration on my
for your dear sake, O soldiers, And for you, O soul of man, and you, love of comrades; The words of my
Whitman as follows: "You came to woo my sister, the human soul.
May 19 th 1887 My Dear Sir I greatly regret being unable to avail myself of the Poem "November Boughs
Feb 21st 1890 To / Walt man Eq My Dear Sir I apologize heartily for my delay in replying to your kind
the page of "poemets" 'old age echoes' —which you were so good as to offer me at the price of £20— My
—& secondly my unwillingness to do the unwelcome & ungracious thing implied in my being unable to avail
I am so extremely sorry not to see my way to utilizing them for my Review & I accordingly return herewith
of four short poems, appeared in Lippincott's Magazine in March 1891 and were reprinted in Goodbye My
./89 My dear Mr Whitman Among other precious things from Camden which greeted me this morning is the
And now our summer "loaf" is over, & glad I am of it, for loafing does not agree either with my health
Accept my dear Mr Whitman the assurances of our sincerest affection.
I doubt not that you will have been informed by his friends, or by the press, but as it was my lot to
not seen you, Walt Whitman, but it is not necessary to see you in order to know you, and I send you my
SCOVEL, 113 Arch Street, Camden, N.J., Feby 23, 1878 Walt Whitman Esq My Dear "Old Boy" James M.
OFFICE OF Special Agent Treasury Department, Camden NJ 5.7., 1885. 10 am My Dear Walt.
Camden NJ 5th 12th 85 Walt Whitman Esq Dear Walt: I fear you do not fully appreciate my relations to
deal of writing about it, between them & me—and about two weeks ago I sent on a red-hot interview of my
And I want you to go at it or let me have my MSS . so I can get it off by next Saturday night.