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HIS FAREWELL ENGAGEMENT "I will then gather all my work of the last three years in verse and make my
I publish my own books and have done so ever since my first little volume entitled, 'Leaves of Grass'
Give my love to Mr. Morris.
—finally making contract in my name, Morris witnessing.
I do not wish to appear, but my friends, who know my ways, will readily see who it is from."
And turning to the pictorial cover—"This is my design—I conceived it—it has a good familiar look, after
As it is now he is in my power: I could clap down on him in an hour—stop him outright.
My personal feeling is strong against a precipitate step, as this would be.Ed says W. woke up in just
As he saw my big bundle he asked: "What have you got there—what is all that?"
W. acquiesced in my disposition of the various business matters.
"I, for my part, am satisfied—fully satisfied: would let it go at that.
A thousand thanks my dear Walt Whitman for all you have written.
"It would take a good deal." said W., "to persuade me from my conviction—my old conviction, born at the
When I exhibited my prize he exclaimed: "Handsome!
My blood, your blood, went to the making of this book!
"My main thought?
My last, my final, my conclusive, message (conclusive for me) is in A Backward Glance: the steel of its
It's a chapter in my personal history that must not be lost sight of.
My letters from Bucke and J.W.W. only outlines.
I won't attempt to convey my impressions of the Falls.
My heart goes out to you more than ever now that I have seen you.
For one thing you remind me so much of my dear mother.
Davis & Warry, & feel that they are more my friends than ever.
I had my champagne and oysters—a favorite mixture. Clifford was there and a Dr. Gould.
And then he said, "Lowell threatens to be another of the old men—he is about my age."
I make no rule for myself about reading: I read what comes to my hand— what pleases my mood.
—rich with ore: finer even than the French to English renderings of my French friend in Washington years
My objection to them all would be that they take up verses centuries old, debate them by rule and measure
Perhaps to be around in case of my serious sickness—to watch, to care for, me: but that is provided for
W. called my attention to this in Bucke's note of the 14th."
You must have said something to stir him up on the subject of my health.
T. set rather a bad precedent immediately after my coming here!
I have finished my work at Oxford, and in the autumn I shall begin writing.
A silence on my part—and their solicitude!
He wished a duplicate plate of the title-page—"for my own use," he said, "for reasons."
to take some sickle pears out of a bag on the floor.Asked him about a description of his "study" for my
This is my 'shack.'
admitting that impurity is not a quality of dirt.Handed me a picture of Tolstoi out of Book News—remarking my
Also said: "I have great faith in my power of endurance.
I have no doubt now but I shall hold out my time—that is, I shall not hasten my death by anything I do
cause—make my cause theirs: quite a cluster.
It was a tempting offer—it pulled at my heart-strings: my friends over there all said, come, you will
Even some of my friends here said, go: and some were angry when I decided not to: but my own heart never
"I pay it, as I pay my plumber—under protest. Yes, the laborer is worthy of his hire.
Yes, my intention is to be present and I shall be unless something "unforseen and unprovided for" occurs
At my remark W. asked to have the door opened.
You remember I wrote it on one of my off days." "Now this is an on day and you correct it."
You mean that it would be significant as showing my condition the day I wrote it?
It is the fore-dream of my own questions: I put that question to myself every day.
My impression of it was favorable—not the common one at all.
My own curiosity to see him is great.
W. remarking, "I can't altogether get over my concern.
I'm afraid I'm getting to be a great materialist—not to believe anything till it's absolutely in my fist
Symonds' enunciation of an idea which has always possessed me, which is at the center of my own theories
And I think that is always my way with real good work—I don't enter into it, absorb it, first hit.
I think the house might well be used with my article.W. said, "I am still curious about the Atlantic,
York—up towards Harlem—Mott Haven—there was an old wharf on which I spent some of the happiest hours of my
Called my attention to a book in which there was a portrait of Tennyson, with his big hat.
find in them so much encouragement and hope, and such a great personality, that I write to express my
April 9th 188 6 My dear Walt Whitman I distributed the papers and magazines you sent me to every body
The contributions of Willie Durkee and my little girl are rather small but it takes all their spare funds
May 27th 1863 Walt Whitman My Dear Friend Enclosed I send you ten dollars.
This is my contribution $5. per month, and is for the months of April and May.
See, for instance: "I take my place among you as much as among any," (1855, p. 48); "Nor do I understand
My Soul and I: The Inner Life of Walt Whitman. Boston: Beacon, 1985.Erkkila, Betsy.
In my opinion, they would fare a great deal better than they do now.
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.
77 West Brookline Boston Sept 3 1888 My dear loved Poet I greet you with open arms and kiss you lovingly
the three as it gives me your full face—and so good I am going to paint you in oil and in pastel and my
the house where you were born and I hope I may have you as you are in your home at Camden—sometime—my
Mr Whitman — Although a stranger to you I wish to say through the medium of my pen that I have become
My Dear friend Walt Whitman I have written so many letters to you dictated by Charles that I feel a painful
although I thought he was likely to die any time, still I find I was unprepared for his departure & my
I look at my three children & think what a work I have got left to perform.
My Mother from Massachusetts is with me for a few days and it is a great comfort.
New Haven, Conn see notes Dec 18 1888 from Mrs Hine | ab't my dear friend C.H. Mrs.
In these days of your sickness my thoughts and sympathy are with you.
Please pardon the familiar manner of my writing, this letter is just for you alone and is from the heart
My mother was a Whitman of Bangor, has relations in Mass. and N.J. by that name, and the late Judge Whitman
and think, 'Well, this great thing has been, and all that is now left of it is the feeble print upon my
brain, the little th rill which memory will send along my nerves, mine and my neighbours'; as we live
reading them, can be attached to their opinion at page 8 of the report R OBERT S PENCER OBINSON In my
radiation, &c. as to its fitness, appropriateness, advantage (or disadvantage) with reference to me , to my
This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness, that thou mightest not lose
relative of yours and daughter of Elizabeth Burroughs nee Wheeler, I guess you will pardon the liberty my
you would come and make us a visit you when in Woodside some. by sending love of the united family My
.; Reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (1891). Transcription not currently available.
Whitman Archive has not yet verified publication information for this poem.; Reprinted in Good-bye My
He preferred sentimental ballads like "My Mother's Bible," "The Soldier's Farewell," and the "Lament
Her singing, her method, gave the foundation, the start . . . to all my poetic literary efforts" (Prose
Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" (hereafter "Lilacs"), "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors," and "O Captain
My Captain!" in the years 1884–1904. Gustav Holst produced a "Walt Whitman Overture" in 1899.
My 71st Year
22tex.00036xxx.00384MY 71st YEARMY 71st YEAR1889poetry1 leafproof with revisions; Corrected proof of My
MY 71st YEAR
November, 1889 issue of The Century Magazine, (one full, one partial) which included Whitman's poem My
only three pages of one of the copies are available (cover, table of contents, and the page on which My
My 71st Year
Sheets.loc.00218xxx.00384My 71st Yearabout 1889poetryhandwritten1 leaf18.75 x 20.25 cm; A proof sheet of My
My 71st Year
Sheets.loc.00340xxx.00384My 71st Yearabout 1889poetryhandwritten1 leaf11.5 x 15 cm; Proof sheet of My
My 71st Year was first published in 1889. My 71st Year
Sheets.loc.02503xxx.00384My 71st Yearabout 1889poetryhandwritten1 leaf11.5 x 15 cm; Proof sheet of My
My 71st Year was first published in 1889. My 71st Year
Sheets.loc.02504xxx.00384My 71st Yearabout 1889poetryhandwritten1 leaf11.5 x 15 cm; Proof sheet of My
My 71st Year was first published in 1889. My 71st Year
Sheets.loc.02505xxx.00384My 71st Yearabout 1889poetryhandwritten1 leaf11.5 x 15 cm; Proof sheet of My
My 71st Year was first published in 1889. My 71st Year
My 71st Year
Reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).; Our transcription is based on a digital image of a microfilm
My 71st Year. MY 71ST YEAR.
AFTER surmounting three-score and ten, With all their chances, changes, losses, sorrows, My parents'
deaths, the vagaries of my life, the many tearing passions of me, the war of '63 and '4, As some old
A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00281xxx.00263[my altar here the bleak sea-sand]about 1874poetryhandwritten1
[my altar here the bleak sea-sand]
and I1886 or 1887prose22 leaveshandwritten; A late-stage draft, with printer's notes, of the essay My
My Book and I
My Boys and Girls MY BOYS AND GIRLS.
Yet such is the case, as I aver upon my word.
Several times has the immortal Washington sat on my shoulders, his legs dangling down upon my breast,
Right well do I love many more of my children. H. is my "summer child."
But shall I forget to mention one other of my children?
Because issues of The Rover do not include a publication date, there is some disagreement about when "My
suggests March or April 1844—between March 27 and April 20, 1844—as the likely date of publication of "My
For more information on the autobiographical aspects of the story and its publication, see "About 'My
PatrickMcGuire"My Boys and Girls" (1844)"My Boys and Girls" (1844)While this sketch first appeared in
"My Boys and Girls" (1844)
A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00278xxx.00263[my brain grows rack'd]about 1874poetryhandwritten1 leaf; A draft
[my brain grows rack'd]