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critics, so that they might write about him; at one period I even though of becoming his voluntary nurse

He has tenderly cared for the wounded, nursed the sick, consoled the dying and buried the dead.

provide context for poems drafted at the time, many of which were inspired by wounded soldiers Whitman nursed

Although he attributed the collapse of his health to prolonged exposure to viruses and diseases while nursing

Nursing the horribly wounded was as repugnant to Burroughs as handling mangled corpses, and he soon left

He does not know how I am paying for the nurse.”

Pessimist: Nurse Keller “He was rather disappointed that the nurse was a woman,” Traubel reported of

He had nursed her husband in the hospital at Washington.”

This was his first specification of what form a nurse should take.

A man to nurse me, not one I must nurse. Oh, that is very essential.”

His devotion as a volunteer nurse in the Civil War needsnorepetition,andhispoetryofthatperiodisanenduringpartofourpa

Let dead hearts tarry, and trade and marry, And trembling nurse their dreams of mirth, While we, the

During the War Whitman gave his strength and the health of his future years to nursing his wounded brothers

Mary Oakes had a long history of nursing the ill and elderly.

Davis's strongest defender is Whitman's nurse, Elizabeth Leavitt Keller, who portrays Davis as selflessly

War hospital work and to blood poisoning acquired from gangrenous wounds of patients Whitman had nursed

Longaker paid frequent visits and provided various medications, which Whitman's nurse, Elizabeth Leavitt

McAlister, his housekeeper Mary Oakes Davis, nurse Warren Fritzinger, and friends Thomas B.

This spark of the creatively progressive was one that he fanned and nursed; and if his system the result

whose son died in hospital:— Frank, as far as I saw, had everything requisite in surgical treatment, nursing

Its A pleasure to know that you are comfortable—am glad to know that Mrs D & the nurse are kind I hope

Its A pleasure to know that you are comfortable—am glad to know that Mrs D & the nurse are kind I hope

Pensions had already been given to nurses, but somehow the project failed; possibly because Whitman had

is so painful to us to hear of so dear a friend being in trouble, we sh.d should like to go over & nurse

O Connor nursed thought. Mr. Whitman through hisfirststroke of paralysis. While Mr.

Whitman s friends in Phil adelphia, as tothe need of a nurse and as to Mr.

The nurse provided for Mr.

of the pain by nursing 206 THE MAN.

WHITMAN S LAST ILLNESS. 251 friendand nurse.

bring George home with you and how nicely we would establish him in our front room with Mat as chief nurse

let him have one of her rooms upstairs for him to sleep in and I intended to see if he could not be nursed

get away tomorrow but hope to— We had quite a pleasant time in coming on—Mrs Rice —(with child and nurse

His disease of course makes Andrew fretful and discouraged, and instead of soothing and nursing him Nancy

Mitchell paid fifteen dollars per month for the next two years to help cover the nursing costs.

Sawyer, a soldier he nursed at Armory Square Hospital.

Whitman was forty-two years old when he went into camp and hospital to nurse soldiers.

Hsu, “Walt Whitman: An American Civil War Nurse,” 238. 174.

“Walt Whitman: An American Civil War Nurse Who Witnessed the Advent of Modern American Medicine.”

Patricia J.TyrerKeller, Elizabeth Leavitt (b. 1839)Keller, Elizabeth Leavitt (b. 1839) A professional nurse

, Keller was employed to care for Whitman (1892), along with his personal nurse, Warren Fritzinger, during

threatening rain—My sister Lou this forenoon with a nice chicken & some Graham biscuits—Warren (my nurse

These plays are: (1) The Troubador—who nurses wounded heroes during the war of the Rebellion (2).

Phil: Record Nov 24 As I write Ed W is making up the bed—he is a good nurse to me & does well—I believe

Representatives of matrons, sisters and nurses of the Kingdom waited on the Princess Louise of Schleswig–Holstein

these simple lines, being the latest and probably the last from his pen: Take, lady, what your loyal nurses

We have a "youngest" a year old who is a nobleman and beauty who must have a good nurse in order that

The woman nurse in this Ward I like very much. (Mrs.

by the lady nurses of other Wards.

Each has its Ward Surgeon and corps of nurses.

Female Nurses for Soldiers.

Wright, of Mansion House Hospital, Alexandria, is one of those good nurses.

Some of the nurses are excellent. The woman-nurse in this ward I like very much. (Mrs.

by the lady-nurses of other wards.

Each has its ward surgeon and corps of nurses.

FEMALE NURSES FOR SOLDIERS.

Is it for the nursing of the young of the republic?

determin'd The hospital service—the lint, bandages, and medi- cines medicines ; The women volunteering for nurses—the

determin'd The hospital service—the lint, bandages, and medi- cines medicines ; The women volunteering for nurses—the

attached him inseparably though not rancorously to the good cause of the North, he undertook the nursing

From the spring of 1863, this nursing, both in the field and more especially in hospital at Washington

Is it for the nursing of the young of the republic?

the planter's son returning after a long absence, joyfully welcomed and kissed by the aged mulatto nurse

argue—I bend my head close, and half-envelop it, I sit quietly by—I remain faithful, I am more than nurse

a heroic opportunity indeed, and he used it like a hero, serving with passionate devotedness as a nurse

Thou sea that pickest and cullest the race in time, and unitest nations, Suckled by thee, old husky nurse

determin'd arming, The hospital service, the lint, bandages and medicines, The women volunteering for nurses

And now, Philip, thanking the indulgence of God, which had vouchsafed him this happiness, was the nurse

. — silent curious babes, little accustomed to crying or to any soft and tender nursing.— Transcribed

Arrived there, the kindness of Violet did not pause at any attentions or motherly nursings.

sickness of our good little sister; and each time, it proves to be nothing worse than some whim of the nurse

There was no nurse or watcher there, for the physician had said it was of no importance, and all were

Its death came from neglect and ill nursing.

sickness of our good little sister; and each time, it proves to be nothing worse than some whim of the nurse

turn to fire, Its coolness change to thirst; And by its mirth, within the brain A sleepless worm is nursed

There was no nurse or watcher there, for the physician had said it was of no importance, and all were

Its death came from neglect and ill nursing.

There was no nurse or watcher there, for the physician had said it was of no importance, and all were

Its death came from neglect and ill nursing.

And now, Philip, thanking the indulgence of God, which had vouchsafed him this happiness, was the nurse

She had employment from a number of families, who hired her at intervals to cook, nurse, and wash for

sickness of our good little sister; and each time it proves to be nothing worse than some whim of the nurse

Is it for the nursing of the young of the republic?

.— For the city or state to become the general guardian or overseer and dry nurse of a man, and point

the planter's son returning after a long absence, joyfully welcom'd and kiss'd by the aged mulatto nurse

head close, and half- envelop half-envelop it, I sit quietly by—I remain faithful, I am more than nurse

; The hospital service—the lint, bandages, and medi- cines medicines ; The women volunteering for nurses—the

Is it for the nursing of the young of the republic?

Is it for the nursing of the young of the republic?

the planter's son returning after a long absence, joyfully welcom'd and kiss'd by the aged mulatto nurse