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myself in memory of Poe, which I have obeyed; but not the slightest impulse to make a speech, which, my

Even my own objections draw me to him at last; and those very points, with his sad fate, will make him

That figure of my lurid dream might stand for Edgar Poe, his spirit, his fortunes, and his poems—themselves

WITH ANTECEDENTS. 1 WITH antecedents; With my fathers and mothers, and the accumulations of past ages

to-day and America could no-how be better than they are. 3 In the name of These States, and in your and my

name, the Past, And in the name of These States, and in your and my name, the Present time.

I have an article A Memorandum at a Venture 5 or 6 pages signed by my name in the forthcoming June number

although hastily written & eligible to great additions, I consider a sort of rallying point or key note to my

some proof copies, & will send you two or three soon as I get them—(It is a paid for contribution, my

Let me have my own way; Let others promulge the laws—I will make no account of the laws; Let others praise

I call to the world to distrust the accounts of my friends, but listen to my enemies—as I myself do;

WITH antecedents; With my fathers and mothers, and the accumulations of past ages; With all which, had

In the name of These States, and in your and my name, the Past, And in the name of These States, and

in your and my name, the Present time.

Let me have my own way, Let others promulge the laws, I will make no account of the laws, Let others

I call to the world to distrust the accounts of my friends, but listen to my enemies, as I myself do,

WITH ANTECEDENTS. 1 WITH antecedents, With my fathers and mothers and the accumulations of past ages,

to-day and America could no-how be better than they are. 3 In the name of these States and in your and my

name, the Past, And in the name of these States and in your and my name, the Present time.

WITH antecedents, With my fathers and mothers, and the accumulations of past ages, With all which, had

In the name of These States, and in your and my name, the Past, And in the name of These States, and

in your and my name, the Present time.

Let me have my own way, Let others promulge the laws, I will make no account of the laws, Let others

I call to the world to distrust the accounts of my friends, but listen to my enemies, as I myself do,

WITH ANTECEDENTS. 1 WITH antecedents, With my fathers and mothers and the accumulations of past ages,

to-day and America could no-how be better than they are. 3 In the name of these States and in your and my

name, the Past, And in the name of these States and in your and my name, the Present time.

Sir: I have the honor herewith to transmit my opinion as to the proper course to be taken in reference

Tapara, which you have brought to my notice since that opinion was prepared, does not seem to me to authorize

the matter of the Government subsidy to the Union Pacific Railroad in a few days, as I have formed my

In the meantime, the result to which I have come enables me to say that, in my opinion, the conditions

Commissioner in Michigan, which you referred to me, and which bears the endorsement of my clerk.

My department has no control or supervision of the Commissioners, who are officers appointed by the Courts

all cases been obliged to decline approving said accounts; and must therefore in your case adhere to my

I must therefore decline to give you account of my official sanction. Very respectfully, A. T.

"No," he said to my question, "I have not read it all—it is solid reading"—his tone implying "too solid

I had my much-marked pocket copy of Leaves of Grass with me.

levee in life,— After death Now when I am looked back upon, I will I hold levee, after death, I lean on my

left elbow—I take ten thousand lovers, one after another, by my right hand.— I have all lives, all effects

jibs appear in the offing—steamers with pennants of smoke— and under the noonday forenoon sun Where my

Where my gaze as now sweeps ocean river and bay.

New Jersey Sept 21 st Dear Walt: I am down here for a week or two, under the direction of my Dr, taking

Now mainly what I write for is this, to ask you to come up & be my guest for a week.

My Dear Sir: I read in the papers that you are sick and in want in your old age. Now Mr.

You have always been my favorite poet, and I think it a shame that you should be left in need.

been real pleasant—I have been out most of the time—It is now between 4 and 5—I am writing this up in my

room home—am going out, & over to New York this evening—nothing special to write about— Pete, my darling

the way things work on the road—It wont won't be very long, now before I shall be back with you—Give my

Nash—tell Wash Milburne I wish him success in the "graduate of Pharmacy" line, & every thing else— give him my

skeleton, faculties good, but voice only a low whisper—I returned last night, after midnight —Well bub, my

time here is short—I have had a good quiet visit—the best in some respects yet—& I feel satisfied —My

am so much afraid you have been worried about me I hope not—for I care as much about your health as my

How is Eddy I send ever & ever so muc much love to you my dear and to all Han Hannah Whitman Heyde to

In these days of your sickness my thoughts and sympathy are with you.

Please pardon the familiar manner of my writing, this letter is just for you alone and is from the heart

Distance prevents me from putting my hand in yours in person.

Whitman, I know will receive with kindly heart my sincere greeting.

August 1891 My dear Walt Whitman, I can only write a line or two tonight—of loving remembrance & good

A P.C. from you arrived at Johnston's on Saturday, but it was sent on to him without my seeing it.

Camden Jan: 8 night '91 Am sitting here in my den, & will write a line—Much the same as usual comfortable—good

received some reprints f'm from last photo portrait & will soon send you one— Jan: 10 A M—have had my

relative of yours and daughter of Elizabeth Burroughs nee Wheeler, I guess you will pardon the liberty my

you would come and make us a visit you when in Woodside some. by sending love of the united family My

not finding me at McKay's come right over here, as it is only 20 minutes to get here, & the cars pass my

door—look'd for you all the afternoon—the sorest pinch is I feel now it is all my bungling fault.

It shall have a place of honor on my walls at home where you are read and loved.

I should not want to leave to my children the name of a Stevens or a Marston .

Lines written by the deceased, months previous to his death: “Weep not for me, my Charlotte dear, for

I am better off; For I am sure you knew my sufferings here, and what a dreadful cough; But God has taken

I shall print my College Poem in a small book—it will be small—& is intended as the beginning of a larger

for me—I am writing this in the house in Portland av—we are having a showery afternoon— —Good bye, my

of the Metropolitan Police, No. 300 Mulberry Street, N EW Y ORK, Dec 6th, 186 7 Friend Wat Walt At my

I could tell you a long story of my actions, for the relief and assistance of our Soldiers and their

Sir, Having added the Editorship of this Magazine to my duties on the Pall Mall Gazette my thoughts at

6 March [18]91 Yours of 28 th ult and 1 st inst reached me day before yesterday as I was on my way to

out there much. [—] I hope now not to be so crowded and to have more time to write and keep track of my

My work is well known in England & I possess the highest possible testimonials regarding it from Cardinal

Yours Raymond Blathwayt I might add that Lord Tennyson lives in the parish in the I. of Wight of which my

last night we got payed off and to day it is rainey and wet so it quite uncomfortable you must excuse my

have been moving about so I aint had time well no more this time pleas answer this soon as you can my

I was so much obliged to you for your good letter about my sister & all, & your kind invitation to my

of "the young men referred to," because I spoke mainly of a class, or rather of a leaven & spirit— —My

My permanent address is 431 Stevens street Camden, New Jersey—shall return there about Nov 15— Walt Whitman

Camden New Jersey U S America May 22 1890 My dear Forman Y'r good letter with the £5 has reached me,

temporarily—is well—shall probably get out this fine afternoon in wheel-chair —have kind attention—I send you my

My Dear, "Good, Gray Poet.

I thank you, my dear sir, for your remembrance, and shall cherish it as long as I shall live.

6 th 21 1880 My Dear Walt: I send you my political letter from the Post — Tell me how you like it Johnson

My father & mother is still living in Bridgeville But myself & my little Family live near the capital

My dear Friend: Since our conversation this morning it seems to me that there is a desire to get the

I feel the matter so deeply that I have put my thoughts on paper, and now enclose them.

or a girl with me, I ate with you, and slept with you—your body has become not yours only, nor left my

body mine only, You give me the pleasure of your eyes, face, flesh, as we pass—you take of my beard,

Then my realities, What else is so real as mine?

done and gone, we remain, There is no final reliance but upon us, Democracy rests finally upon us, (I, my

leaves upon it, and twined around it a little moss, And brought it away—and I have placed it in sight in my

room, It is not needed to remind me as of my own dear friends, (For I believe lately I think of little

or a girl with me, I ate with you, and slept with you—your body has become not yours only, nor left my

body mine only, You give me the pleasure of your eyes, face, flesh, as we pass—you take of my beard,

The time has not yet come for me to bear my testimony to Walt Whitman.

At the door he turned to me—"Where are my wild flowers, Horace?"

On the way to the door again, Ingersoll put his hand on my shoulder.

I cannot see without my glasses."

My efforts had all been to get the diners there—all else admirably took care of itself.

I am very warmly disposed towards the South: I must admit that my instinct of friendship towards the

What you tell me goes to confirm my old faith in the masses.

He says: "My head must be much better: otherwise the clatter would have worried me."

I found a copy of The Esoteric under my feet. He regarded me with amused eyes.

publish his book, I will strive to refurbish my contribution and make it better.Dr.