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with countless cartridges of money coming up, and of endless change going down—to none of these were my
or forbidden; and, of all men in Philadelphia, he it was whom I most desired to see and to thank for my
In a strong round hand he inscribed my name in the volume we had discussed, gave me some precious pictures
3yal.00006xxx.00139Sea Captains, Young or Oldabout 1873poetry2 leaveshandwritten; This manuscript is
a signed draft of Sea Captains, Young or Old, which was published first in the New York Daily Graphic
Sea Captains, Young or Old
Sea Captains, Young or Old
"My Summer With Walt Whitman, 1887." In Re Walt Whitman. Ed. Horace L.
What begins as a statement of equality between two opposites, "I believe in you my soul, the other I
This idea supports the fluid identity of a speaker who in section 16 "resist[s] any thing better than my
idea of romantic nature philosophy, that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny: "Before I was born out of my
mother generations guided me, / My embryo has never been torpid, nothing could overlay it."
/ Your facts are useful, and yet they are not my dwelling, / I but enter by them to an area of my dwelling
Robert K.Martin"Scented Herbage of My Breast" (1860)"Scented Herbage of My Breast" (1860)The second of
"Scented Herbage of My Breast" (1860)
Scented Herbage of My Breast
Scented Herbage of My Breast SCENTED HERBAGE OF MY BREAST.
SCENTED herbage of my breast, Leaves from you I yield, I write, to be perused best afterwards, Tomb-leaves
O blossoms of my blood!
grow up out of my breast! Spring away from the conceal'd heart there!
Do not remain down there so ashamed, herbage of my breast!
Scented Herbage of My Breast. SCENTED HERBAGE OF MY BREAST.
SCENTED herbage of my breast, Leaves from you I yield, I write, to be perused best afterwards, Tomb-leaves
O blossoms of my blood!
grow up out of my breast! Spring away from the conceal'd heart there!
Do not remain down there so ashamed, herbage of my breast!
Scented Herbage of My Breast. SCENTED HERBAGE OF MY BREAST.
SCENTED herbage of my breast, Leaves from you I glean, I write, to be perused best afterwards, Tomb-leaves
O blossoms of my blood!
grow up out of my breast! Spring away from the conceal'd heart there!
Do not remain down there so ashamed, herbage of my breast!
Scented Herbage of My Breast. SCENTED HERBAGE OF MY BREAST.
SCENTED herbage of my breast, Leaves from you I glean, I write, to be perused best afterwards, Tomb-leaves
O blossoms of my blood!
grow up out of my breast! Spring away from the conceal'd heart there!
Do not remain down there so ashamed, herbage of my breast!
Wisdom mentioned by Whitman is Captain William A.
Wisdom mentioned by Whitman is Captain William A.
The tones still linger in my ear, and I can scarecely persuade myself that it is eight days since I heard
declaring that Sawyer had his love "in life and death forever" and assuring the young soldier that "my
Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, per- sons persons , estates; Thither we also, I with my
minute, Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, persons, estates; Thither we also, I with my
Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, per- sons persons , estates, Thither we also, I with my
minute, Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, persons, estates; Thither we also, I with my
"My health has only been so-so, neither much good nor much bad."
I talked to W. of my Japanese friend Tatui Baba.
Of course my report would be forty years old or so.
I don't intend it for cant when I say in my book that my best lesson is the lesson by which I am myself
Robert Buchanan's new volume of essays placed in my hands.
And to Tillman himself: "And you, Tillman—take my love to the ferry boys—tell them I hope to see them
I have not so far been on the boats—but my time is near—my time is near!"
W. said: "Give him my love." A young Unitarian minister from Cambridge preaches in Camden tomorrow.
My father translated me Sarrazin's letter, which I now read to W., who was much charmed with it, asked
I suppose I have been called crazy at least a hundred times to my own face!"
W. thereupon saying, "Give me my money back, Maurice!"
My piece appears in Post, making a stretch of a column and a half.
O'Connor, my father and Anne together.
My father and Bucke especially at it.
This will be my last utterance, my final message: in it, then, I must aim for the utmost excellence compatible
with my financial means and physical condition."
Ashton has spoken (at my instigation) to Mr.
Horace, I've had God's own luck with my friends no matter what my enemies say about me."
Sidney—my poor fellow!—there you are wrong—wrong!
Tom read Clark the Symonds letter upon my recommendation.
My wonder is, is Brinton the man to write a book on that subject?
And my doubt of Brinton would be, not that he could produce a valuable study, but that he would produce
If he has not the book, I should be glad to have him use my copy. Tell him so."
In my time, usually thinner than this—this already is fat."
A hint of my own private affection, of indebtedness to O'Connor."
Showed him proof of my matter for Poet-Lore. "You will leave it till morning? Yes, do.
I can then read it at my ease."
He greatly enjoyed my father's big crayon of W., saying of W.'
own view of Hugo "is undoubtedly in great part a reaction from O'Connor's attempt to ram Hugo down my
Give him my love, tell him you found me here, tell him the beautiful note nestled to its place in my
If I will send you copy of my lecture on Shakespeare will you read it to Whitman?
I have put some in my cellar."
W. asked, "My proofs? Not come yet?" I was to have them Monday.
And now, Horace, if you write to the Colonel, don't forget my love.
It plainly reached my hands too late for this year.
Well—you told what was true: I wouldn't turn on my heel for it.
I closed my review with a wish that you might try a voyage across the Atlantic.
"The sentence, 'you annex your friends so closely,': that's my guess."
may be a little afraid of some of my friends.
On my entrance was reading a newspaper. Started a considerable hunt for a copy of the Transcript.
I, for my part, rejoice in the opposition—in the whole turmoil—it evokes declarations from the other
But this is not my view—not at all.
s credit in the office, and W. said: "I hope my 50-centses and whatnot always go direct to the men?
:New York, Sept 19, 1890 My Dear Traubel:Fire away.
"That was pretty near my first thought, though I went it even worse than that.
And still again, "Not even in my good humor can I altogether get rid of the notion that Holmes felt:
think that Whittier's paper will pass," and he added that he felt he could "thoroughly reciprocate" my
Signing name and being named W. said, "I like best my name in full—Walt Whitman—not Whitman alone nor
My fair correspondent feels that this vocable meets a long felt want in our much-lacking language.
There was "The Burial Hymn of Lincoln," "Captain, Oh, My Captain," so praised by Swinburne.
He makes my head ache." "But even the Captain?" "I have never read it."
Seeking out Whitman's books I copied "Captain, Oh, My Captain," with the pious purpose of reclaiming
For my part I thoroughly trusted Proctor: he was modest, made no claims for himself, went quietly about
I shall have to try my hand at a design or two."
For example, my parents lived to be more than ninety years old, and they drank wine; from my childhood
Then he said: "Them's my sentiments—every one of them: there can be no rule: every man must be a rule
My address is—Sept. 4 '76.R.
My surprise is, not that they feel it or say it among themselves, but that they are damned fools enough
It's the story over again of my woman friend in Washington who complained that whereas her sister, who
My main objection to him, if objection at all, would be, that he is too eulogistic—too flattering.
are in personal relations with him, convey him my hearty though belated congratulations?
In the midst of my reading, others entering, W. suggested I begin over again, which I did.
I do not think my writing in that article would be called remarkable for clearness, especially that passage
I confess the book has taken a strong hold of me—it has opened my eyes, made me feel that we have a master
If I found it in my line, I should write out all I have been telling you—put it in print somewhere.
But in the first place it is not in my line. Then, I am too lazy.
On the beautiful bending simple cove road W. again said, "This was in the old days one of my favorite
I realize that I am at last on the verge of dissolution: my vim has departed, my strength is gone, life
He used to handle my skepticism about Poe without gloves: Edgar Poe: he would not have my qualifications
life and may be used as in some byways an explanation of my addiction to the trades and my apprenticeship
What he says of Scott has my entire approval: Scott is my man, too: I go to him sometimes with a real
They have made my summer glorious. My love of that man is something strong as fate.
there's not more to be known: I don't absolutely adopt his theory—in fact, any man's theories, even my
W. said: "That is exactly right—that is my time." Prepared today to insure our sheets.
Whitman my kind regards and hopes for his returning strength.I remain, yours,G. M.
Well, give him my love: that is real: and if he is satisfied to be the happy owner of my love he owns
New Haven, Conn.,July 1, 1885.My dear Whitman:I see by the papers that you may be going to England.
W. in his room—not appearing extra well, nor feeling so—for he said: "This is one of my bad days: I have
I promised to leave it with him in the morning on my way to Philadelphia.
"It was about me—about my affairs.
tone so valorous, so penetrating, so to the marrow of what I am, what I stand for—its loss will be my
But I am tempted to try my hand on the question.
Miss Porter has been solicitous to use my Whitman-Lowell paper. Wrote me about it—date 27th.
I must off to my duties wh. await me.
so divines from my few missives.
Bucke's letter 29th very hearty and specially recognizing my occupations and excusing my silence, even
Congress this time.The money I'm sending in this letter (about 15 dollars) is chiefly for "Good-Bye, My
Lastly, my youngest son, Maurice Buxton Forman, is likely to go out into the world soon—most probably
It ought to have been clearly understood by my letter and by Doctor's itself that there was to be no
Long had curiously said, "One of my doubts of Shakespeare is in the fact that no two men seem to agree
W. said: "My day was bad but I came up smiling this evening."
My only thought has been, how could a man in West's position write so insipid, so stupid, a letter?
I remember: I had Bonsall tell me about it and was very strong in my denunciation of it at the time."
I waited for more but that was all he said—except that, seeing inquiry on my face, he concluded: "Not
get on my feet again."
I had a couple of pears in my pocket for him, from my sister Agnes.
It is seriously a question, whether I want that given to the world as my estimate, summing up, of Whittier
I feel better for my brush with the water." Not "a good day on the whole," however.
No, I thought Jennie was a sister—that was always my impression—but I may mistake the truth."
W. remarked: "That good news about Sidney rejoices my soul."
I find it hard to steady my nerves for it—it means so much to me, will mean so much to you, means so
Then he reached his hand out and took my own, holding it: "We won't go on with it tonight—not tonight
Called my attention to a postal from The Epoch office reading—"Your attention is called to an item in
Traubel:My wife leaves at 3 P.M. today for Phil. and I will leave with Ingersoll at 12:20 Tuesday.Say—my
wife wonders if I ought to have my dress suit in.I guess not.
W. called my attention to a box on the floor.
For my name, work, appears many times.
heart to stand still at the inscription that met my eye!
My heart was strangely moved by this incident.
My best friends have been women. Put that in your pipe and smoke it."
: at least, in forenoon and part of the afternoon: but "gathered together again" later on: "made up my
My answer to it has crossed the letter enclosing yours.
He then said: "Well, it is sweet—it is helpful to my soul—to hear that from you: it is the best thing
For my own part, I cannot explain my faith in the book: my satisfaction, if I may say so, is intuitive—not
When he spoke to me I may have nodded my head: when people advise me I have a way of saying 'yes, yes
I noticed that he said of my expression—but that does not worry me."
:New York, Oct. 10th 1890 My dear Traubel:Still excessively busy. I enclose draft for Ad.
Don't give away an unnecessary dollar is my best judgement and advice on this.I think it well however
My best to Mr. Morris. You say nothing about cash advance to pay expenses. Don't you want any?
No amount of argument could of course remove my feeling.
my eyes in work and my right arm is very helpless and painfull—it keeps me from getting good rest at