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As for myself I am geting on very well—still confined to my room (except that I get out every day for

previously published in Leaves of Grass, "Passage to India" was Whitman's attempt to "celebrate in my

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

much in it, the Italian papers I am sorry to say I cannot read (but glad to have them all the same for my

My brother Eustace (Duke) was back again for the day and left for home (Ottawa) at 5.30 last evening.

It will be my duty to so blend these diverse views that a true picture may result from them.

Should you comply with my request, and give me what information you can, I am satisfied that you will

and if you would like to have it I shall preserve your name and address and shall send you a copy of my

I may say that it is not my intention to incorporate literally in my book any reply that I may receive

It is not my present intention to mention the names of any persons who supply me with information; if

Asylum for the Insane, London, Jan January 19 th 18 80 My dear Walt I am going to ask a great favor of

Ont., 19 June 18 90 I am now fairly settled down here for the summer, have pretty well caught up with my

Have just received a letter from my brother Eustace of Ottawa containing this comical passage "I was

The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.

I am trying to get on with my annual report but it moves slowly—however I have time and I shall no doubt

But I have a good fire in my office, have just had a good dinner of roast turkey and potatoes boiled

Augustine Birrell), so I feel that I can defy the Pope the Devil and the Pretender—(an old expression of my

the same blessing"—seriously I trust all is going well with you—and with the big book —I hope to get my

There is nothing further from Gurd and I feel my patience wearing thin again—all quiet and going well

is a year today since our fire—hope it will be a good many untill until the next —I had a proof of my

finished 3 days and nights in bed yesterday morning—bad cold and facial neuralgia— not sick —and now am at my

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

you can particularly the adverse ones —You do not say anything about sending copies as I asked you in my

I take it for granted meantime that you will attend to this—and also that you will have balance of my

My daughter Clare is still in bed but will be up in a day or two I trust.

We are all well here —I send my love to you So long!

The "Rejoinder" was later reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) (see Prose Works 1892, Volume 2: Collect

LONDON ONTARIO 2 May 18 91 Your post card of 29 th came to hand yesterday afternoon and I got it on my

It is postmarked: LONDON | AM | MY 4 | 91 | CANADA.; CAMDEN, N.J. | MAY | 5 | 1 PM | 1891 | REC'D.

We are all well, this is Clare's birthday (my oldest girl) she is 18 today.

I am writing at the desk in my office. It is so dark that I almost need the gas to see to write.

ONTARIO 20 Dec 18 91 Well we are in Christmas week once more: and yesterday (thank goodness) I wound up my

We who are well and strong can hardly realize what a bad time you must have—my greatest comfort at present

The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.

Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."

Asylum for the Insane, London, 20th March 188 3 My dear Walt I have this afternoon received, read, and

You left out my remarks on "Children of Adam", I believe they were good but I acquiesce—your additions

But still, for the Lord's sake, spare my ch iii pt ii as much as possible.

Find my folk all well and the asylum in good shape—a lot of work had accumulated which it will take a

immensely valuable and that we shall eventually carry our plans through—the only subject of regret on my

But I have not half examined it yet and must put off for another letter my dicta upon it.

It is postmarked: LONDON | | MY 20 | 91 | CANADA; CAMDEN, N.J. | MAY | 22 | 12 PM | 1891 | REC'D.

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

I am struggling with my report and getting on slowly—it will be much longer than usual—a lot about alcohol

My annual report is on again, shall make it short this year (between you & me—I am not saying any thing

about this but thinking of it a good deal—I rather hope this may be my last—if we are not entirely deceived

A review of Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy was published in The Literary World on September 12, 1891.

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

It, to my mind, comes far short of what such a man ought to have written on such a subject.

It was reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (see Prose Works 1892, Volume 2: Collect and Other Prose, ed.

They have all an intense (sometimes most painfull) interest to me—but whether cheering or the reverse my

s article) but my copy has not the picture (very bad one by the way) [/] I am a little sorry therefore

I am in the middle of my lectures to students, have just come from the lecture room where I spoke two

I thought that by this time I should have been able to say something definite about my jaunt east, but

Gurd (and my boys) home this evening—guess we shall be able to move ahead with meter now.

almost nothing from the outside world these times, and am too much occupied to do anything outside my

and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

So you see 'tout va bien" with my collection which bids fair to be one day the envy of millionaires.

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

My greatest comfort is that from Horace's accounts you seem and look well and that being the case however

Pallid Wreath" was published in the Critic on January 10, 1891; the poem was also reprinted in Good-Bye My

I send you today a piece I wrote for an uncle more than thirty years ago about my old wanderings in the

I promised Horace to send him a copy of my Saguenay poem but please tell him I cannot find one and fear

My Annual Report is out—I have written for some copies and shall send you one as soon as I get them I

been at a meter meeting—all the principal stock holders present—got home about 6 P.M. and found it on my

I cannot undertand you leaving it out—to my mind it is an admirable piece—most valuable.

Whitman is referring to a group of thirty-one poems that he would publish as "Good-Bye my Fancy . . .

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

Whitman chose not to include it in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

It is postmarked: LONDON | AM | MY 23 | 81 | CANADA.

My visit East is likely to be delayed some weeks.

quite early in the year and I do not know but this is soon enough—all well and all goes well I send you my

18 91 Beemer is away on holidays, Barber sick in bed—Ross and I have to get along best we can—I gave my

You may judge that I have no idle time on my hands. I have your cards of 18 th & 20 —thanks!

this morning from a young presbytarian clergiman clergyman —a good friend of yours ) but we want (to my

I think you are right to stand aside (personally) from this I. demonstration but for my part (as a friend

For my part nothing could give me greater satisfaction than a rousing demonstration on the part of I.

From the two far corners of my office (where I am sitting) the 1st & 2d heads look down upon me grandly

I wish you would carry out my scheme (thought of no doubt a hundred times by youself) to write a series

I am enjoying my visit here and am feeling first class—but I shall not be glad to get back to America

Temperature (in my office) 70° sky deep blue, not a cloud, a gentle breeze waving the trees and shrubs

Asylum for the Insane, London, March 23 d 18 80 My dear Walt The two copies of "Leaves of Grass" came

vols volumes —Do not mail the books to Anderson as I told you on 18 but mail them to —Please answer my

I do not like to write this way but I think you ought to know my candid opinion.

The 1864 picture you gave me the other day is setting up on the bookshelf at my right hand looking at