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I had manuscript and proofs and a copy of The American containing the first part of Frank Williams' paper

W. tried to tell us about a call of Frank Williams', today or yesterday.

"There's William—William O'Connor—he's alive, too: God bless William! And your mother? You, too?

"John and William." "John and William who?" "O'Connor—Burroughs.

Talcott Williams was over. Some reporters.

Alluding to the Emperor Frederick William, W. said: "He is said to be in a still lower condition.

I know you think William made rather too much of Emerson's endorsement: I guess I do too: but William

Imagine William trying to hold back his epistolary current while he made a tally of it!

But William?—never! never!"

Frank Williams and his wife were over today—also Osler—but there were no other visitors, except, of course

Had W. yet been able to read Frank Williams' American paper? "I have looked it through—that's all.

was unfit—that no one but Walt Whitman could have proved equal to the exigency: but William found few

As I left he said: "Do not fail to write Bucke right along—write Burroughs—write to William O'Connor.

He wears baggy pants, his coat is too long for him, his hair and beard are long and white, he wears a

I have no faith in the young emperor now coming on—in William: he is a proud, narrow martinet—no more

William O'Connor always said that whenever I had a particularly idiotic picture taken I went into raptures

That's one of the several portraits which William O'Connor called the Hugo portraits.

When William spoke of the Hugo Whitmans John said he couldn't see it."

The only thing that saves the Press from entire damnation is the presence of Talcott Williams.

Dear Whitman,William Rossetti has shown me your letter indicating annoyance at some telegram which has

"I suppose William [O'Connor] tops us all for vehemence and consecutiveness of life."

He said he thought Burroughs "shied some at O'Connor's directness but I don't admit that that's William's

"I have said a good many things to you about William O'Connor—but there's Ellen, too—superb woman—without

"William is right—I do not cease or reduce my admiration: I have often had the idea of getting out an

Press again W. said: "Smith is the sort of man I find it hard to include even in my philosophy, but Williams

Do you know, Horace, William should have been an orator: all his KelticCeltic bardic ancestry seems to

He would have made a great pleader: I do not think any audience could remain unsubdued, once William

I quoted Kennedy's letter to me, received today, in which he accused Frank Williams of "plagiarizing"

One was a William Rossetti letter. First he said: "Let me see it."

As to Frank's piece—Frank Williams'—I'm afraid that too failed to im- press me.

For myself I can safely say that except William Rolleston no reader or student of your poetry has studied

I suppose it would help both if William would exchange some of his surplus stir for some of John's surplus

As I told you, I was profoundly impressed by a couple of articles in the Fortnightly Review by Sir William

In the best health, we grow lean, Sir William Thompson says, like a man training for the ring.

How can white think well of black? And then, the anti-copperhead talk is still rampant here.

William O'Connor used to say: 'Be careful, Walt, that in your revolt you do not go to the other extreme

It's the same old town—only different.My brother William sailed for Port Royal ten days ago—to be present

the hour for O'Connor: O'Connor was the man for this hour: and from that time on the 'good gray,' William's

in a letter, W. laughingly exclaimed: "We have heard from her From a Photograph by Merrit & Wood; William

Tucker," said W., "has been giving me the very devil in Liberty for calling the Emperor William a 'faithful

Take William O'Connor—take Tucker himself—they deserve to be listened to."

Just as I was about to leave W. reverted to the Emperor William affair: "Do you think I had better write

it clear that my reference was to the Emperor as a person—that my democracy included him: not the William

the tyrant, the aristocrat, but the William the man who lived according to his light: I do not see why

O'Connor.As I was putting up the letter W. remarked: "William is always a towering force—he always comes

William should have been—well, what shouldn't he have been? He was afire, afire, like genius."

William is a torrent—he sweeps everything before him.

I don't believe William ever wrote an inconsequential letter—ever wrote in a muffled key: ever was commonplace

firing both sides and fore and aft: no man in America carries as big an armament for controversy as William—can

For, after all, William is a lover: after all? yes—and before all, too." Friday, April 20, 1888.

William is quite as radical as Tucker though much less interested in political study—is more fond of

I stand in awe before William." Rhys once said to W. in reply to W.'

s question: "William Morris always mentioned you kindly, genially, in fine friendly fashion, admiringly

They like nice white hands, men and women. They are too much disturbed by dirt.

"Here's something for you to take along—something for your archives: another of William's letters: a

William could not be uninteresting: this is a sort of executive letter, so to speak, yet it is racy,

sparkling—a real flame out of William's irrepressible fire."

The allusion, which is one George William will keenly feel, is to Tennyson's "O irresponsible, indolent

Have you seen Grant White's article in the Atlantic for April on the Bacon-Shakespeare craze?

He is surely a wonderful man—a rare, cleaned-up man—a white-souled, heroic character.

I wonder if William and John will ever meet with me anywhere on the same spot again?

I copy the letter from William Michael Rossetti given me by W. day before yesterday.London, 1 JanyJanuary

I thought of just a few of the fellows—William, John, Dowden, Symonds, others: thought of them—the thought

But William would not admit that Hugo was artificial—attitudinized.

O'Connor never forgave me the William piece—nor did Tucker.

I thought William knew me better.

I am sure, however, that William will come to see it all right by and bye—will realize that my position

If we put November Boughs into that shape, using fine white paper, giving the pages a good margin, the

who is perfectly at home in its literature, stands by the French—insists upon French supremacy: and William

supporters, seems to me the most scholarly—the best possessed in literary treasures—the love of books: and William

, Charles H., 205 Rolleston, Thomas William Hazen, 434-435 Rossetti, William Michael, 565-66 Salter,

The noble William!"

William H.

And a good lick for William in it? William O'Connor?"

William Winter."

This was William Potter of Philadelphia, who was one of Wanamaker's delegates to the Congress—one of

W. saying, "I tell you what, Horace, you ought to make out at some length a magazine piece about William

To tell the story of William's life—what he seemed here for—what he stood for—the aim, accomplishment

Paul, but W. shook his head, "Anyway, we will insist that William must be recognized by force of his

The noble William!"

Indeed, I think my own Lincolnism was a good deal the result of William's pressure—Gurowski's.

But of William Rossetti I feel certain: he is as warm today as in the long ago—shows no diminution of

though disappointed in many of our public men, he knew Grant—yes, from the first: went down to the White

pointing out the envelope's inscription: "Letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson introducing Walt Whitman to William

Wallace gave us an idea of a white light (carbon?) used by him. Would not that serve for W.?

William O'Connor ought to be here to hear that! Wouldn't he storm, rage!

I often think to take up pencil and tell it—or hint, suggest it—my own, William's, part in it.

envelope on which was written in his more delicate hand of long ago, "Letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson to William

William H.

I wish him to see Talcott Williams. Then will come our supper together.

W.W. at 4:15 and with him first to see Talcott Williams, at Press, who was fortunately in and with whom

Afterward came in Frank Williams, and still later Harned—and these made the party.

Wallace next me, opposite us Morris and Clifford, to the right Frank Williams and Buckwalter, to the

The Emerson letters were brought out (I had them in my pocket) and read aloud—Frank Williams the 1855

Williams recalls "the night Ingersoll sat here with us, spouting Shakespeare."

Frank Williams there—later Jastrow—later still Morris.

Williams told me this. Lincoln Eyre's mother, Mrs.

Williams astonished and pleased.

I promise, knowing W. has copies and would do it, and that Frank Williams could nowhere else get them

Liked Williams immensely. On way to Philadelphia we made notes on boat.

Gave him message from Frank Williams.

He was much interested in all that Williams had told me and had considerable curiosity about Mrs.

Frank Williams' grateful words for the book, which he will send to Mrs.

27, 1891Wallace met me, 4:55, as by appointment at Drexel Building, and here we looked up Frank Williams

Williams and I pointed out to Wallace the main places, buildings, landmarks—and we wandered across the

Williams said, "I am glad you fellows came in to see me.

Wallace had joked with Williams, "I find I have got to Timber Creek before some of your people here."

Then, "I saw by the papers that William's 'Three Tales' are to be out today.

"Frank Williams, for one, and Wallace, and Dr. Longaker. Besides these, several others.

Clifford gone to work for Lippincott's, Harry Walsh gone West, William Walsh reported to have left the

Warrie: "This last ice, I got it up at William's.

s complexion strange—hardly any warmth—white and blue—with parchmenty texture and curl.