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Saturday, May 2, 18917:58 P.M.

was an ordeal for the poet to come down from his snug arm-chair in his cozy bedroom on the second story

Saturday, May 2, 1891

Yes, it is audacious—that's my word—and I have a curious story to tell you about that.

Lounger" was in the Critic, nor who had written the favorable Whitman reviews: she thought the main part

After she had brought it, W. said: "Yes—I have read it—a part of it—very carefully, especially the Heine

Of course I must be there, at least through part of it.

When my friends gather from all parts in my honor, it would be a cruel, an inexcusable, slight, for me

shoulders and bust as the photograph does—make only the neck, the collar with the immediately neighboring part

The eyes part and all around the eyes try to re-produce fully and faithfully, exactly as in the photograph

four times in the course of the evening there were sorties of this kind, at which speech at other parts

—this flowing into the speech as if a part of it.

Leaves of Grass, be they what they may, are only in part the fact—for beneath, around, are contributing

We all parted in such happy enthusiasm.Bucke's coming back happened thus—he got on a Market Street car

People little know how less than a thousandth part—a thousandth thousandth part—of things written, prepared

" W. criticised the want of truth in the magazine stories now vogued—"the stories of Western, South-Western

It spoils some of those very good stories in the magazines—stories excellent in themselves, but too apt

Then he said: "Well do I remember Valjean, the Bishop—indeed the whole story."

regard to it.You shall have as much of his writing as you want when you come.Did Walt get the second part

so much—I am told: that picture was more like a total—like a whole story: and this picture too is not

But for my part I go with the sinners who are not so damned sure—who do not feel willing to swear we

O'Connor had not said anything today about William's stories, but he was "in favor of having them put

It seems to me the part of noble enterprise for a great magazine like The Century to set apart 15 or

"No set one—sometimes preferring to put the name above, sometimes below," but "never across any part

found that my hide was thick—that it could stand all sorts of rubbing and drubbing—they brought these stories

He went on with his story. "I think it was The Press—the New York Press, as it was called."

Saturday, November 2, 18896.45 P.M. W. in his room—light on—reading paper.

Saturday, November 2, 1889

W. greatly interested—had me re-read a part of it. "How grandly Tom was aroused.

I enclose a copy of mine.I am sending him yr last 2 letters.I fear he has had a rough time of it today

W. remarks, "This tomb story will be a great one to tell the Doctor."

"I want you to have it: it throws a little more light on that English part of our history: speaks of

Up to 2 June, nothing that was worthy the name even of spring: then suddenly at 3 June hot summer, which

inaccurate: there is a slip now and then: two or three places where I'dI'd like to make changes: but the story

"Well, she said he was a man of parts—that he would be a man of far greater prominence if he was not

themselves to need too much money—then they sell out to get it: Conway did more or less: he had the story

I swore I would never listen to such stories, read them, again: then something else appears—new material

must be all there in his face if you can look deep enough: the fierce unforgivable Siberia of his stories

This is not the picture of the time—the teller of that story has not come yet—could not in the nature

I notice a peculiar order to the stories—how is that?

Well, it ought to be first: it is the best of the stories, I guess."

It is not a part of me: demonstration."

In Sir Edwin, this becomes Oriental—it is a part of him (I think as natural a part of him, as other things

And as parting admonition W. urged, "I leave that thing in your hands, Horace.

It was Bacon who, as the story goes, sitting in a contested case, cried out"—W.'

Please do this.Also, send me three more good tickets for a different part of the Hall, and charge $1.00

"in a cloud," as he said, today: at least, in forenoon and part of the afternoon: but "gathered together

For my own part, I cannot explain my faith in the book: my satisfaction, if I may say so, is intuitive—not

It's the old story of the artist trying to improve on nature again.

But it seems almost too precious to part with."

I find he tells some stories inimitably.

Says he has no sense of humor, but contradicts himself by his laugh, and this story-telling faculty.Showed

He laughed and said he did not know but it was part of the fire had struck in.

I seem to be developing into a garrulous old man—a talker—a teller of stories."

Adding that for his "own part" he would "prefer an interim now before the issue of such a volume—say,

.: "Walt, are you in earnest in saying you have a big story to tell me some day?"

undertake it tonight: it involves so much—feeling, reminiscence, almost tragedy: it's a long, long story

: and I don't want you to know only a part of it—I want you to know it all: when I start I want to finish

The Gilders have stood by me now through the better part of 20 years, which is something to say—both

Met there Esling, local poet and writer, who had traveled much and was replete with story or fable.

more carefully read it than before (if ever read before) and imbibed a certain sort of enthusiasm for parts

"I allow all you will on that, but must still put the main part of such gossip down to the inventive

You both know many of the Lincoln stories: the thousands of them given currency, laughed over, brought

All day long these boys would loaf about, talk together, invent stories—invent filthy stories: their

Then he would take a seat, draw up his chair—'listen'—and tell you some story."

And added: "Then in a day or two the story would turn up in the papers foisted on Lincoln—fastened to

And part of him left in this place, or there once, and now memoried. The good Wallace!

So I want to buy him his copy, for a part of his essential outfit, whether you write on it or not.

American gentleman visiting Europe who had seen Tennyson, etc., and then goes on to give the awful story

He was a man fitting well in minor parts—one of the walking gentlemen—indispensable, yet not important

Instantly after receiving telegram from Baker, I went to Press, saw its City Editor, imparted our story

He took notes minutely, saying, "There's enough material for an interesting story."

I read him part of a letter received today from Lincoln Eyre in regard to the fund, W. remarking: "It

I am sorry that I asked for the manuscript, or at least part, as I was not aware that Mr.

account would have him break it, much as I desire it, but if at any future time he should care to part

Vol. 2. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard UP, 1938.Reynolds, David S.

And besides I feel that I know all about that story, and on good authority, too: from no less a person

long, long, long, confab with him, just for the sake of squaring up some old scores (gratitude on my part

I think:1 The book should be first-class in all respects.2 Price should be ten dollars.3 It should (every

He gave me a sketch of the story: "It is a story of jealousy, of passion, not attended by quite horrible

I think Tolstoi goes over the strong part very easily—does not make much of it, but it is probable enough—more

Here and there comes a paragraph in which he vehemently says something, but in the main the story is

It was the Hegelian idea, principle, that all are needed—that all are part of the whole—and so I should

W. said fervently: "That's it—that's the whole story.

It's the story over again of my woman friend in Washington who complained that whereas her sister, who

the wine certainly—that is always a necessary part of the coming!"

For my part I thoroughly trusted Proctor: he was modest, made no claims for himself, went quietly about

All of November Boughs and a part of L. of G. for the complete W.W. now printed. Read this to W.

I, for my part, rejoice in the opposition—in the whole turmoil—it evokes declarations from the other

"It belongs in—I consider it a part of the history of the book—integral.

"Well—that's the actor's part—that's his power.

You annex your friends so closely that your health and strength becomes part of theirs.I send you the

I cited a story repeated by Emerson to Whittier.

W. enjoyed the story. "Well—I could forgive Carlyle much for that—that's a classic!"

Of course I do not want any part of it published.

But I had heard of his Democratic Review stories, that someone had a volume of them almost ready to put

Explaining then, "That is in no sense a preface to the stories: simply a reminiscence, so to speak.

He did "not know just what would be included in the book," whether "more than the stories" or not.

B. said his own view of Hugo "is undoubtedly in great part a reaction from O'Connor's attempt to ram

And he persisted in it, too—I think for several years—2 years or so.

"If we do it must be peculiarly ours—like that in November Boughs—a part of our history.

There was enough here to do all he needed done: I would have done it, a part of it: gladly, proudly.

So W. talked the main part of the hour of my stay: evidently deeply moved by Morse's straits—evidently

And lifting his arms, "But Schiller seems to me to part the great blue overhead, so that I can see straight

translated me Sarrazin's letter, which I now read to W., who was much charmed with it, asked to have parts

What is his story—origins? He is an unknown." Saturday, September 6, 1890

It seems, the first part is better rendered than the last—the last sounds a little as if done in haste

"Don't you know the story? It was one of Wendell Phillips'—one of his best." I still looked blank.

Phillips told the story beautifully; indeed, I think the best part of Phillips was in the asides, the

This is a part of the so much that went towards producing my English editions: the story is not to be

W. also said this evening: "Some day I will tell you the real story of my life: then you will open your

Spiritualists produce are originated by departed spirits; but that there have been and daily are, in different parts

However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified

I SAY whatever tastes sweet to the most perfect person —That is finally right. 2.

I SAY whatever tastes sweet to the most perfect per- son person , that is finally right. 2.

Infants at the breast are sometimes rendered weak and sickly by this error on the part of mothers, the

avoid fat meat also use little of butter and oily gravies; though many compensate for this want, in part

However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified