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Said to me concerning it: "It marks a new epoch in my life: another stage on the down-hill road."

W. said: "A Symonds letter is a red day for my calendar. This is one of them—an old letter."

My dear Sir.

My dear Mr.

My letter from him seems wholly sincere.

The récherché or ethereal sense, as used in my book, arises probably from it, Calamus presenting the

attachment," concluding "I proceed for all who are or have been young men, / To tell the secret of my

The next poem, "Scented Herbage of My Breast," initially introduces an extraordinarily copious imagery

expose me more than all my other poems."

O pulse of my life! / Need I that you exist and show yourself any more than in these songs."

Bucke today referred to my letters in writing to W. This was a mistake.

But my first impression was a bad one and I have not moved from it.

"My half is in seeing you tickled," he replied.

My friends were fewer than my enemies but they blew a trumpet loud enough for everybody to hear."

That fits my intentions to a t—describes my ideal absolutely.

"So they wonder about my use of the apostrophe, do they?

I have so accustomed myself to it in my verse that I extend it to my prose for uniformity's sake.

My 'peculiarities,' as your printers call them, hardly go further than this.

My opinions are all, always, so hazy—so slow to come.

I have been treated fully up to my deserts and over."

I took my seat again (had been around looking over his shoulder) when he started again.

My personal meetings with Kennedy were mostly here: he came over often to see me: little trips, talks

"I shall write out my ideas: make a memorandum of them: but say at the same time, throw these overboard

I repeated my idea of a cover.

W. said: "Yes, I am in favor of calf: anything rather than vellum: the order of my instructions would

—seeing the rolls in my hand.

On my return I took the chair at the foot of the sofa. There was no light in the room.

"She calls attention to the money I am making on my poems—says it is rare.

Tom, do you want to borrow some of my poetry money?

I had twelve hundred and fifty of my own—George W.

Now that my mind has got back to good weather again I feel more or less satisfied.

I have seen in the later years of my life exemplifications of devilishness, venom, in the human critter

which I could not have believed possible in my more exuberant youth—a great lump of bad with the good

I quoted an old woman, my friend, a Presbyterian, who said: "My head says hell but my heart won't say

and in their list a month or two after my arrival in London as a student of life and letters this year

Fels, Jennie May, and my sister Agnes.

I went in first—he greeted me—then saw and recognized Aggie—said: "How are you, my dear?"

My friends the Staffords lived away from the town—had a farm.

and on my shaking my head: "Well—I have—particularly years ago—in younger years.

Kissed him goodby—he held my hand warmly—said "Goodnight boy—goodnight! We'll meet again!"

says: "There is some peculiar atmospherical influence which reacts strangfely upon the chemistry of my

impossible—really felt that it was out of the question—but after he had gone I turned the matter over in my

W. said of it: "My mind is a slow one—it never hustles: I don't seem to know yet what I think of the

He got up from his chair in rather painful fashion, took my arm, and went with me into the back room.

I for my part don't want to be either haughty or humble.

, who has been here to pay me a visit, says that I am mistaken, that Browning is my man, only that I

I do not assent to that—Corson does not know my appetite and my capacity as well as I know it myself.

I have almost made up my mind to make some use of the themes myself, though I don't know as I'll ever

get to them—so many physical obstacles drop into my pathway these years."

"Yes indeed—lots of 'em—lots of 'em: in fact, some of my best friends in the hospitals were probably

Then I feared it might in part conflict with my other piece now nearly done.

Asked me, "What about my envelopes?" I had seen Cohen. They would not be done till Monday.

My brothers and their folks complain of overcrowding—that I put too much on.

are—whether my head's clear—a whole army of points and points—rank and file."

Asked after certain features of my New England Magazine paper again.

I am glad that you like & endorse my Notes & I thank you cordially for your kindly remarks concerning

them— It may interest you to know that "the boys" gave me a "surprise party" on the evening of Dec. 8 —my

pleasant evening we had at the Bolton Art Club when I gave the members & their friends an account of my

I shall have great pleasure in sending a copy of my Notes to each of the friends whose names & addresses

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

The table was set for four, and I, the youngest of the party and the sole representative of my sex, had

for my vis-à-vis the ample figure of the poet clad in light gray linen, his wide rolling shirt collar

I mentioned a name that had more than once come to my mind, as we talked,—Victor Hugo.

My companion assented. I added with enthusiasm, "It has been a perfectly happy day to me, Mr.

My last glimpse of him was in his house at Camden, when he was recovering from a long illness.

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

were alone, that even the coming in any shape "might be clouded over" if there happened Friday "one of my

Kennedy's postal was that spoken of last evening (as follows) and touched also upon my invitation for

or eight of us—we were there together—in the back room—I at the head—took that big wine bottle from my

If God gave me my choice of the whole planet or my little farm, I should certainly take my farm.Mr.

I send my unutterable sorrow. What can I do?"

Harned's views are my own that Mr.

Bucke says, "My God! It was like to wreck us all!

Bucke with me to my home to see Anne and talk.

My telegram from Ingersoll relieves us all.No heart for details for Bolton.

abuses me, calls me 'accursed,' is evidently written by a woman who for some reason or other thinks my

I told him of my saying to narrow alignments: "However you have a platform that shuts me off, my platform

Published in Good-Bye My Fancy, 1891. Courtesy Library of Congress went there.

My first idea was to have the poems together, making a page, but he wished to use them each by itself

But so far these big books have not given me back my money.

July. 1891 My dear Walt Whitman, I have to thank you for your kind postcard of July 14 th received this

My heart goes out to you with yearning tenderness as I think of you sitting by the window, alone, weak

We had a short walk in the immediate neighbourhood, my father accompanying us.

"I put my Whitman work before everything else,—before my wife & family even, & no one needs to wish a

And I thank God, with all my heart, that even such a connection existed between us. .

It connects itself with memories of my mother's like condition—her only companion often a canary too.

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

Sir: After my letter of yesterday, relative to the case of United States, vs .

The circumstances which I mentioned in my former letter on this subject, however, render it practically

Letcher, came to my hands only this morning, in consequence of my absence from the city.

that he will be in attendance at the Court in Richmond, prepared to make the arrangement suggested in my

The term commences on Monday, the 23d inst., I learn, and not the 25th as has heretofore been my impression

rendered in relation to the title of League Island, sent to me in your letter of the 5th ultimo for my

opinion as to the reasonableness of the charge; and to say that in my opinion Fifteen hundred dollars

Sir: On my return from the south, I find your official and unofficial letters of Sept. 13, 1871, which

on the 18th of that month were answered by the Solicitor General, reserving a final answer until my

In my judgement, the judicial force of the United States can be advantageously increased in the South

I am not quite certain whether a recommendation on the subject would be proper in my official report,

Called my attention to a score or so of prints, [illegible] heads from Appleton's Cyclopedia of American

He spoke of the photograph on the mantel as that "of one of my London Socialistic friends—admirers."

all—aplomb in the midst of irrational things, Imbued as they—passive, receptive, silent as they, Finding my

woods, or of any farm-life of These States, or of the coast, or the lakes, or Kanada, Me, wherever my

AS they draw to a close, Of what underlies the precedent songs—of my aims in them, Of the seed I have

in them, Of joy, sweet joy, through many a year, in them, (For them, for them have I lived, in them my

AS they draw to a close, Of what underlies the precedent songs—of my aims in them, Of the seed I have

in them, Of joy, sweet joy, through many a year, in them, (For them, for them have I lived, in them my

. 1 DESPAIRING cries float ceaselessly toward me, day and night, The sad voice of Death—the call of my

alarm'd, uncertain, The Sea I am quickly to sail, come tell me, Come tell me where I am speeding—tell me my

all—aplomb in the midst of irrational things, Imbued as they—passive, receptive, silent as they, Finding my

of any farm- life farm-life of These States, or of the coast, or the lakes, or Kanada, Me, wherever my

My dear Linton; I want you to have printed very nicely for me 1000 impressions of the cut, my head, to

Wall Street Oct 20, 90 My dear Whitman, I recd the printed speech, proposed—think it too short.

reckoning in a little room" — You must take good care of yourself—get in good trim physically, so that my

stupid, dont want to think or talk these times—shall emerge soon, & then define what I spoke of in my

last card—Do not come on personally as that would not facilitate—My Specimen Days in America (no "Collect

burg Oct. 22 1864 Dear friend walt I arrived home the 18 I had to stop over my on account of Sheridan

to late now & I did not hear of it in time there is considerable excitement here about the election. my

Dear Sir It is my birthday and I am so grateful to you for the comradeship of Leaves of Grass that I

My mother and sisters have just reached New York The girls are quite young and going to give Recitations

Whitman, Though I had to leave my place of country sojourn yesterday before hearing from you.

I shall take my chance of finding you at home early on Sunday afternoon—say about 3 o'clock—unless I

London Ontario Canada June 17 '80 My dear Reid Herewith find a letter for the paper.

—& having a good time—fine country, many fine people here—I go all about leisurely but this will be my

June 11, 1886 My dear Walt Whitman: Some weeks after I had made my last remittance to you I received

have satisfied myself that no copy was delivered here—had such been the case it would have come under my

notice—I therefore sent your order to Mr Gray and have received from him a copy for which you have my

return'd as your note seems to involve) —but I know I had a good time in the Times —& heartily send my

best respects & love to the boys one & all now there—I send my last photo: Tack it up if you like on

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.

I should have replied immediately but for expecting my own picture from Boston a copy of which I have

My love to Mrs Benedict! Yours Sincerely Marie Blood.

My dear Walt Whitman I send you on behalf of Trübner & Co a draft for $14.43 for 39 copies of "Democratic

I remain my dear Walt Yours Sincerely Josiah Child Josiah Child to Walt Whitman, 20 October 1888

I have a great deal of pain in my head yet—no let up.

Farewell my loving son, till next time. Walt. I send a small bundle of papers.

If it doesn't come with this it will be because of my being compelled to go down to Washington as a witness

If by reason of my absence it should be overlooked, pray remind me of it.

Walt Whitman Esteemed Sir, Will you permit me to offer you, as emphasizing my appreciation of the melodies

its every drop distills something of the warm appreciation your exceptional creations have kindled in my

16 '81 Dear Sirs I have been down in the Jersey woods the last ten days—just returned —have finished my

be new or substantially new long primer —I sent on the proof page for a little change, last night on my

Nothing of any acc't in my condition or affairs—the grip has seized me ag'n—headache & sore throat—still

I sit up, eat my meals & get out in wheel chair —Look at the magazine Universal Review 15th Feb. 1890

I also enclose a slip better describing "the situation", (which I wish my friends to bear in mind more

Hope I may yet meet you personally—& your brother, (whom I have heard of lately by my friend John Burroughs

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey U S America March 20 1886 My dear Ernest Rhys Thank you for the little

the same as of late years—Keep up pretty good spirits & buoyancy—that makes the best of it all—Give my

Mickle Street n'r Delaware river Camden New Jersey U S America Dec: 26 '90 — Herewith are copies of my

5 pound postal order—shall send a letter to you by mail also at once in duplicate of this—mean time my