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I returned to-day from a three days visit to my Quaker friends at Germantown—they have tip top horses

—Sometimes I think you must be sick— —I am about as usual—I am writing this after 9 at night up in my

I was rather amused (when I told some of my friends at home that I had seen you), at the ideas they seemed

to have of my object in calling on you.

It might have been my friend as well as myself who called but I had the opportunity.

I cannot very well leave my ship just now so I post it to you, he would have liked to have sent a more

him better than I expected, looks coarse & strong & healthy, has a sort of husky voice like a sea captain

I have written a short sketch as the result of my sea-shore sojourn, for the Boston "Wheelman" a new

Eldridge thinks that my publishers are dealing honestly with me.

When one of my books was published they sold the first 6 months 733 copies.

Osgood would gladly undertake my books; so would Dodd Mead & Co of Fine day here to-day, but have had

My dear friend and master— I am at last able to send you the lecture, which I have now got published

I have appended to my lecture a transl. translation of the Song of the Answerer, & in getting this translation

astonished at the amount of discussion it gave rise to, between myself & a German friend who looked over my

I had hoped great things from Gladstone's government, but that accursed Egyptian war opened my eyes finally

And yet I did not always see my way to these views myself.

I feel the confidence of me of those friends that you will find no presumption in my writing thus, &

431 Stevens Street Camden, New Jersey Nov. 23, '83 My friends I am puzzled considerably—Nov 12 I sent

London Ont Ontario Canada, Nov November 28– 83 1883 My Dear Old Friend: I arrived here safely Saturday

I am up in my little room writing this while my patients are sadly pacing up and down the hall.

Have 42 men in my charge. Will have to close for the present so good-bye.

living near a railroad— —I am well as usual— WW London Ont Ontario Canada, Nov November 28– 83 1883 My

I am up in my little room writing this while my patients are sadly pacing up and down the hall.

Have 42 men in my charge. Will have to close for the present so good-bye.

My opinion that the book is a success (in the most important requisites) is to-day more decided than

Did you see my article in Critic of Nov. 24?

America Dec. 8 1883 In compliance with your late request & remittance (safely received—thanks) I forward my

Camden N J Dec 9 '83 A young workingman & engineer, Edward Doyle, (brother of my dear friend Peter D.

London Ont Ontario Canada Dec December 17th 83 1883 My Dear Old Friend: Your postals came "OK" and found

Haven't heard from home directly but once since my arrival.

Camden New Jersey December 18 '83 Yours of 17th with the pay ($10) for my piece has come safely to hand

with the right direction so you can write to Harry London Ont Ontario Canada Dec December 17th 83 1883 My

Haven't heard from home directly but once since my arrival.

Greenport Dec 23 Dear Brother Walter I received a letter from you last night and an order for my annual

thing about it in your letter I am not feeling well at all this winter not sick abed but a pain in my

expect pains and aches as we are growing old but I am thankful I am no worse can get around and do my

Evn'g Evening Dear neices nieces I have received the beautiful book-knife—Just the thing, & will be in my

I spend my evenings altogether at the hospitals— my days often.

He is of my own party; and my politicshave been from my youth essentiallythe same ashis own.

Who 1,arns my Lesson complete.

My hands, my limbs grow nerveless.

The lecture closed with the recitation by the author of his grandly pathetic ' lament, O Captain, my

.— The old house in which my father's grand parents lived, (and their parents probably before them, )

—Some of them are yet represented by descendants in New England My father's grandfather was quite a large

—My father's father I never saw.— Mother's family lived only two or three miles from West Hills—on a

—Her mother 's (my great grandmother's) maiden name was Mary Woolley, and her father Capt: Williams,

the lampblack and oil with which the canvass covering of the stage was painted, would make me.— After my

appeared uncorrected in the 5 January 1884 issue of the Critic with the title, A Backward Glance on My

combined with two other pieces of journalism (How I Made a Book, Philadelphia Press, 11 July 1886; My

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

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

acknowledges Whitman's influence in the following statements: "I find it difficult to imagine what my

'Leaves of Grass' 'filtered and filtered' my blood; but I do not think I ever tried to imitate it or

old way—am pretty well, so far this winter—(they say I am fatter & more red-faced than ever)—I spent my

boys are all curious to know about you—all wish you luck, sincerely—Well good bye for the present, my

Those fellows have one virtue—they always use good paper: and on that I manage to do a good deal of my

My Dear Whitman— I return the J. Burroughs Book. & the pamphlet with thanks.

The Burroughs book fed me on my journey home, so that I had to buy no other reading.

I shall cherish the memory of that blessed January 2nd '85 to the end of my days.

I must send you my N. Orleans articles. My Creole article in Lit.

it be the means of my being able to publish it. Dr.

It is like a great ship that comes to windward of me & takes the breeze out of the sail of my little

He does not do full justice to Emerson as I hope to show in my essay.

"A Backward Glance on My Own Road," The Critic, 4 (5 January 1884), 1–2.

[Whitman wrote to ask that copies of "A Backward Glance on My Own Road" be sent to Edward Dowden, John

"A Backward Glance on My Own Road."

Whitman on December 21, 1883, sent "A Backward Glance on My Own Road" to The North American Review and

Whitman wrote this note on an offprint of "A Backward Glance on My Own Road."

Sunday Jan 13 [1884] 1½ p m I am going out to a small dinner party of friends, & am sitting here in my

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

My publishers still stick to me for a book & say that if I am not content with the usual 10 per cent,

Walt Whitman, Dear Sir:— Since the completion of my late work on "Nests & Eggs of Birds of the U.S.,"

Anything else that you would like to appear, will be given a place, if you will call my attention thereto

London Feb 10—84 Dr Dear Old Friend: Am quite well with the exception of the abcess on my neck, it has

Most of my friends appear to have forgotten me or think me of too little importance to drop a line.

On February 10 he informed the poet that he was suffering from an "abcess in my neck," and asked for

m Dear friends I send the within letter just rec'd from Harry—I am about as usual, & nothing new in my

time—better luck next time—It is heavy and bad outside, the wind blowing a gale—(I should like to put on my

W W London Feb 10—84 Dr Dear Old Friend: Am quite well with the exception of the abcess on my neck, it

Most of my friends appear to have forgotten me or think me of too little importance to drop a line.

84 My Dear Mr.

that—well, it is no blemish of course in magnificent strain of elemental music, But you might consider my

For my own part, it (the Republican article) made me marvel.

I cannot make my belief square with such a notion. Au revoir .

I am up to my ears in office work, wretchedly unwell, and wish I could be away.

Dear Walt: Just a line to give you my changed address.

My friends the Fearnehoughs have come with me, and we are employing one or two extra hands beside, just

takes its name; very quaint old wooden wheels and cogs—the stream which feeds it runs at the bottom of my

.], quite 'uneducated' in the ordinary sense... but well-grown and finely built" (Edward Carpenter, My

passed, & that I shall be better in a day or two—I feel so today already—& soon about as usual— No my

I wish dear Alys would take This side the earliest convenient opportunity to give my excuses & love to

very lonesome here—If I had not been born with a happy-tending natural disposition (I inherit it from my

heaviness to me—As it is, the ennuyeed hours have been the rare exceptions— Then about the shows of life & my

strong, with weightiest animality & appetites, or I should go off in a balloon—Well luckily for you my

Camden March 10 Evn'g I am getting better—slowly but decidedly—my young friend died yesterday at noon

my love to a living soul.

I glory in my mutability and my vast receptivity; I glory in having no unalterable opinions.

I glory in my invincible supremacy over prejudice, my superb contempt for custom.

He is the author of all my suffering, but he hath redeemed my soul. (And alas!

Nor am I less thine equal on account of my years.

I could not but warmly respond to that which is actually personal: I do it with my whole heart."

Camden Thursday 4 afternoon Thank you for the nice chicken—had some for my dinner—was glad to see Van

& to hear from you all— I am getting over my bad spell of health—but very slowly—& have been depressed

know yet what move I shall make—but shall have to do something in a few days—If it hadn't been for my

just rec'd his postal card from Haddonfield that he would try to come up early next week—I send him my

occurred to me that your moving may make it desirable to have some extra cash just now, and so I send you my

Alma was sorely disappointed at my not bringing you home with us Sunday and hope you will very soon visit

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey March 27 —I am getting well towards my usual (late year) state of

health —have had a bad time ever since I saw you in Phila —my own illness, confinement to the house

On March 27 Whitman wrote in his Commonplace Book: "Am writing this in my new premises in Mickle Street—slept

smoke Some vast soul, like a planet's, bound, arrested, tied, Watching the distant, shadowy sails, the My