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with a long letter, but say Don't give up the ship although "the prize is won" Thanking you for the book

Whitman also includes his two annexes in the book.

No gentleman ever read such a book. No gentleman ever referred to it in the presence of ladies.

I cannot find that Carlyle ever received the book.

I saw, as Emerson wrote, that in his book were incomparable things incomparably said.

Now if only some one would read his book!

This book was "Poverty and Progress."

Peter Van Egmond (Hartford: Transcendental Books, 1972).

Whitman also includes his two annexes in the book.

Hawthorne, or California like Bret Harte and Joaquin Miller, or the sunny south like Cable and Chandler Harris

Indeed, though his book, "Leaves of Grass" had been published, or rather printed by his own hands in

It seems to me I have never seen a book or newspaper article that conveyed to me the real individuality

Bucke's book?) Whitman— I thoroughly accept Dr. Bucke's book. Donaldson— So do I.

But where in Bucke's book is this incident— Whitman (interrupting)— I think Dr.

Well, I don't know—I accept and consider the book as a study.

Bucke's book. Voices—Bucke, Bucke. Dr. R. M.

eulogy was published to great acclaim and is considered a classic panegyric (see Phyllis Theroux, The Book

Anne edited a small collection of Whitman's writings, A Little Book of Nature Thoughts (Portland, Maine

dear Friend I send you just a few lines to thank you for your very great kindness in sending me your Book

You say "Whoso touches my book, touches me," and with reverence I claim to take you by the hand, and

Carpenter—a socialist philosopher who in his book Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure posited civilization

For more information on the book, see James E.

I wrote as Arthur Clive in the Gentleman's Magazine long ago & ever since have ever found your books

Anne edited a small collection of Whitman's writings, A Little Book of Nature Thoughts (Portland, Maine

She describes her experiences in her book about Whitman's final years, Walt Whitman in Mickle Street

The firm published numerous books and magazines on phrenology, reform, and self-help topics, and anonymously

Down in Nicaragua, a lot of us Americans read your poetry (from a book I had and some liked it enough

I wish to have the first editions of these books with your autograph.

Whitman's November Boughs—a book of prose and poetry—was published in 1888 by David McKay.

The book included a long prefatory essay, "A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads," a collection of sixty

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

Do not send the cheque back even if you have not the book. Can I be of any service to you?

celebration, his Two Rivulets, an experiment in prose and poetry, with (in the first section of the book

For more information on these books, see Frances E.

Whitman also includes his two annexes in the book.

Carpenter—a socialist philosopher who in his book Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure posited civilization

Whitman sent "Death's Valley," and was paid $25 on September 1, 1889 ((Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles

great chair by the window, in front of him a table heaped up at least to the height of four feet with books

letters, and cheap second-hand purchases; the floor was knee-deep in newspapers, manuscripts, and books

His theme was himself and his book, and he told the story not at all to me, as it seemed, but as though

vocabulary was a singular mixture of old words used with unexpected meanings (as when he spoke of his book

whimsicality in the matter of punctuation, and it was a source of annoyance to find the title of his latest book

bed, very little furniture besides, a fire in a stove, on the floor a pile of wood, some stacks of books

gracious, and cordial, talked of his illness and of the visits he had had, and showed us some French books

he absorbed in his wanderings up and down in the United States, distilling its essence in his great book

If all American literature down to date save two books should be destroyed—Whitman's "Leaves of Grass

later Whitman's poems received in the New England metropolis that form of indorsement which, with a book

Makes me think of the glints we get (as in Symond's books) of the jolly old Greek cities.

Harris, the scholar and philosopher, as he halted in front of his house on the drive back from Walden

Books were scarce.

UNION PRISONERS SOUTH.

ITEMS FROM MY NOTE BOOKS.

The releas'd prisoners of war are now coming up from the southern prisons.

Not the book needs so much to be the complete thing, but the reader of the book does.

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We need not—as we cannot —get away from the man to the book, or from the book to the man, but we can

This book threw up numerous questions.

He reads current books.

He loves books from the side of the mechanic.

He appreciates Ingersoll's vivid picture of the average book— "On the title pages of these books you

Bucke's book? Donaldson .— Since Dr.

Bucke's book, Horace ? Traubel .— Yes.

Bucke's book. Look out! Look out! I myself swear by it.

I have had a thousand books and essays, and Dr.

Well, I don't know—I accept and consider the book as a study.

Some years elapsed before the form which this he determined upon book should assume.

LIFE OF WALT WHITMAN xxiii at the printing of the book.

There are two or three inthe book which are to pieces disagreeable, say the least; simply sensual."

James Harlan, discharged "because he was the author ofan indecent him, book." Mr.

The book brought in next to nothing.

In my books, in my prose as well as my poetry are many knots to untie."

"I have read your books right through" I exclaimed beamingly as I entered. "Oy! oy?

some book in a rather dilapidated condition, as if somebody had willfully torn it.

S ADAKICHI : "Your books are still in the locked shelves."

—A good book should be like Roman cement, the older it grows, the better it sticks."

There are many books here and there, some of them well worn; one corner holds several Greek and Latin

Bundles of papers lie in odd places about the room; piles of books, magazines, and manuscripts are heaped

at different periods of his life, we wonder if he can ever know how very far from "worthless" the book

I tell you it's an impossibility to me; why, my whole income from my books during a recent half-year

His purpose, the moral elevation of humanity, he trusts is apparent in every page of his book.

He has a huge book of addresses of Whitmanites and book customers (probably several hundred names), but

Heaps of books, manuscripts, memoranda, scissorings, proof-sheets, pamphlets, newspapers, old and new

On the main table more books, some of them evidently old-timers, a Bible, several Shakspeares, a book

I know an old book-stand man who always speaks of him as Socrates.

"I am very fond of a well-printed book.

LIST OF BOOKS. 1.

Whitman, expecting touse it in another form than inthis book.

He read very few books. I asked him why. He replied, ?

" Sometimes poets sent Mm copies oftheir books.

uoWhen the book came back tome, the had been taken out.

He has a huge book of addresses of Whitmanites and book customers (probably several hundred names), but

I know an old book-stand man who of him as Socrates.

books half a dozen for Mr.

*He has written a book, hasn't he? ' 'Not as ever I hearn on.'

At the Tombs we went the and the prison among prisoners, confidence and volubilitywith which they ran

Most of our meetings here were held for recreation and pleasure, but nevertheless, new books, magazine

This little book has ever since remained unopened, until, while penning this article, it was referred

his essays entitled the 'New Spirit,' and Robert Louis Stevenson's rather faint-hearted one in his book

His talk was often of the actors and singers of his prime, of the books from which he had received the

One quaint method of reading which he indulged in would have driven the devout book-lover wild.

He would tear a book to pieces—literally shed its leaves, putting the loose sheets into the breast pocket

He gave me his book, very dull I remember. I think I shall give Mr. T. a copy of it.

presented him with a copy of his volume of poems entitled "Drum Taps," writing his autograph in the book

Proctor naively remarks that this little book has ever since remained unopened, until, when penning this

As the afternoon waned, and he spoke of leaving us, somebody placed a book before the face of the clock

The book he knew best was the Bible, the prophetical parts of which stirred in him a vague desire to

Along with his pail he usually carried a book, between which and his solitary meal he would divide his

Once the book chanced to be a volume of Emerson; and from that time he took with him no other writer.

and discovering that the grave and silent man at a certain desk was the author of a reprehensible book

It proved a fascinating but puzzling book to me.

All his urgency and strenu- ousness he reserved for his book.

Some of the wounded are rebel officers,prisoners.

It aims, not to be a book, but to be a man.

Forth from thewar emerging,a book I havemade, The words of my book nothing,the drifof iteverything, A

Bucke's book 1 "Walt Whitman," By R. Maurice Bucke, M.D.

I opposed the book all along, till Bucke, getting fairly out of patience, came one day and said, 'Now

wrote the account of my birthplace and antecedents which occupies the first twenty-four pages of the book

"I thought that there was a germinal idea in Bucke's book—the idea that 'Leaves of Grass' was above all

waited a few minutes in a sitting-room of the usual type—on or two ornamental tables, with photograph books

and spiritual mind, pretty well absorbed in domestic work; two songs, young fellows, one of whom, Harry

Christ, which the painters have so long sought for" ; and she always maintained that the reading of the book

evening, I remember, he told us how, when living a New York, he had had a "fancy" to visit Sing-sing prison

He wrote letters for the prisoners, &c. "It was a whim." We had a long talk on manual labour.

He wrote lettersfor the prisoners,&c.

All at once he presses of writes the greatest book of a great cen- tury.

the book closed, and hasty flight and dispersion of the meeting.

Kennedy, p. 76 of his book.)

The book isboth theoreticaland practical.

Scott's Quentin Durward was a book that he especially liked, and he gave a copy of it to Mr.

would give brief but careful and accurate digests of new books without interjecting any opinions, so

that a busy man need not read all of the author, but could get gist of the book, scientific, historical

In discussing the manner in which this book was written, Whitman said that very much of it was written

of the Interior, dismissed Whitman for the offense of having written Leaves of Grass , an obscene book

I afterwards learned that for over two years no books magazines or manuscripts had been removed from

Once I asked him what he would think of me when I told him that I had never heard of his book until I

He did this by having a pillow and a book placed before him.

He could no longer hold the book, and it looked as though his attempt must fail.

and the way he said it implied that he felt it was rank robbery to charge as much as that for any book

He called to his housekeeper, who was in a room down the hall, and asked her to go up and get a book

But I like this book just a little better, getting as I did.

I rejoice more, though, that the book is not "limited", but that all who will can have a copy as good

Just after I got the book the young man who had admitted us came into the room.

account of my visit, W. listening with much interest and smiling at times, enquiring about Ed. and Harry

I remarked that O'Connor's book "Three Tales" was advertised by the publishers, Houghton, Mifflin and

He pointed to a small heap of books near his feet and said: "Those are the books I have in- scribed for

I found W. sitting in the corner near his bed reading a book, the title of which I did not see.

I have brought the book I wanted you to inscribe for him, and I will leave it with you."

Thoreau wrote, after an interview, followed by reading the second edition of his book, "he occasionally

These are the real burdens of his book, and they were the chief factors in his personal influence.

the subject of conversation might be, the impression he made upon me was always akin to that of his books

This trait appeared again and again in his conversation and letters, as it does in his book.

distinction as amounting to no more than a fuller realization in himself, and the expression in his book

This gave me an opportunity of presenting him with the book and letter which my friend J. W.

He writes a good deal, and writes well; and he reads my books."

He lately sent me a copy of one of his books, most beautifully got up.

Photograph of Whitman's bedroom, showing piles of books, papers, etc.

I am very fond of a well-printed book.

Bucke's book. Friday , July 18 th . —Morning gloriously fine. In company with Mr.

"There was a little book of his I used to be very fond of, called 'Leaves of Grass.'

I've heard that some folks don't like him for some of the things in that book; but they needn't come

I asked him to write his name in my book, and I found it to be John Y.

Speaking about some book belonging to Walt said he hoped it was not lost, and then laughed heartily and

looked significantly at the litter of papers and books on the floor described in Dr.

Lifting up a volume of Scott's poems near him he held it towards me, saying:— "Wallace, here is a book

My book is terribly fragmentary.

We don't want books, we write books ourselves.' 'Books!' he said. 'What sort of books? Almanacs?

She set to, finished the book, and wrote the preface—thought to be the best written part of the book.

Bucke's book and in the pocket-book edition?" W. W. "No. Did you?" J. W. W.

"Harry? Morris?" he said.

Bucke afterwards published in his book on "Cosmic Consciousness."

In one of the books he had sent me I saw an advertisement of a pocketbook edition of "Leaves of Grass

We forwarded to him copies of some of the letters received from his friends, and such books, magazines

Bucke, who was still in London, had booked his return voyage on the Majestic , sailing from Liverpool

When writing his book, he told me in a letter that it was his address in Bolton which had started him

In one of the books he frequently had sent me I saw an advertisement of a pocket- book edition of " Leaves

We don't want go away, go * ' books, we write books ourselves.' Books ! he said.

Bucke's pictures you " book and in the pocket-book edition? W. W. " No. Did " " you? J. W.

s used to stand, books, room.

book).