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The entire population of Fezzan did not amount to 30,000.

the ruling race to be Berbers, who had dispossessed the original inhabitants, and the little band were

Under the protection of a caravan, the travelers set out southward for the great city of Kano, the emporium

Fields of Indian corn were numerous, and the habitations of the people improved in appearance.

such an event is by no means improbable in the course of a limited number of years, English and American

Blackwood for August has been received from the American publishers, Leonard Scott & Co.

extract from it a graphic paragraph concerning the "Answers to Correspondence," which in English and American

and Amazon, we have shown that she offers a climate genial and unrivaled for its salubrity, and a population

present disturbed condition of our relations with Paraguay, and the large space which the South American

Thompson, was for twenty-five years a Missionary of the American Board in Syria and Palestine, and there

—This excellent periodical, which has received the greatest praise from English as well as American critics

THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPÆDIA: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge.

the initiatory volumes, supply a want long and painfully felt, and reflect infinite credit upon American

During that time we have doubled our population and our area—peopled one vast gold region and are now

city from Fulton and Hamilton avenue ferries in all directions.

The three gas companies by which the city is lighted have a capital of nearly $3000,000.

incomprehensible to the native mind—lines of railroad had begun to impart new means of locomotion to the population—freedom

The reviewer does not doubt these were among the causes which engendered that agitated condition of the

at as time when we are better prepare to meet it, and that it might have occured at a time when we were

counties embraced by the said "The Metropolitan Police District," and by the Comptrollers of the cities

It may centre in the cities, but it overflows through the suburban districts; and the power of the law

They were bound to give their own supporters a majority; and they have done no more.

Four Republicans, two Democratic Mayors, and one American, comprise the Board.

thought the new Commissioners intended to act in this way, and that instead of a Democratic force we were

Pending the decision of the court, it would be imprudent, to say the least of it, were he to assume the

The Board of Commissioners cannot stir one peg without the consent of the city or county authorities.

The new Police law reads as follows: "The police of the Cities of New York and Brooklyn, officers and

the new law take all control of the payment of the Police force from the financial officers of the City

of Brooklyn or to the County of Kings, or to the City and County of New York."

Year 85 of the States—1860-61. 1 vol., pp. 456.

His writings were neither poetry nor prose, but a curious medley, a mixture of quaint utterances and

people were to be enlightened and civilized and cultivated up to the proper standard, by virtue of his

How the floridness of the materials of cities shriv- els shrivels before a man's or woman's look!

The comedic works of François Rabelais (c. 1490-1553) were known for their risqué quality.

The comedic works of François Rabelais (c. 1490-1553) were known for their risqué quality.

power—pulse of the continent," offer the finest embodiment of the grandeur of applied mechanics which American

thought, and writing; and from this effort, whatever the mistakes or limitations of its method, American

Picayune was established during a period of the expansion of newspapers on the rapidly developing American

with Mexico was concluded in early 1848, New Orleans was an ideal locale for a newspaper, for the city

1718 by Jean Baptiste Lemoine, Sieur de Boinville, New Orleans has been the largest, most important city

three-sided bend of the Mississippi River as it reaches the Gulf of Mexico—hence its name "The Crescent City

As people of means and social standing were later drawn to the new land of opportunity, a Creole society

Battle of New Orleans in 1815 and the Mexican War (1846–1848) highlighted the significance of the city

Still others see further evidence in "Once I Pass'd through a Populous City," in which Whitman penned

New Orleans Crescent joined the Picayune and the Delta as the third major newspaper in the Crescent City

The staff consisted of Whitman as "exchange editor," a full-time editorial writer named Larue, a city

Better were the descriptive pieces about America's new frontier based on the notes he took on his 2,400

Walt Whitman: An American. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1943. Kaplan, Justin. Walt Whitman: A Life.

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, 1921. Zweig, Paul. Walt Whitman: The Making of the Poet.

must also present a freeholders' petition, and keep lodging accommodations for man and (except in cities

nothing to do" but to run after the fashions, who would have little or "nothing to say," unless it were

in relation to the latest fashions, and who could have "nothing to eat," were it not for the saloons

of popular institutions while refusing sympathy to popular excesses, to embody the opinion of the American

school boys yet unborn, as it is by thousands now living, his reputation at the first of living American

He tells us that the defects of Murray were strongly impressed upon his attention while he taught grammar

breath of life to my whole scheme that the bulk of the pieces might as well have been left unwritten were

2On the Western United Statesloc.05341xxx.00877New American pictures1879–1882prosehandwritten1 leaf;

These notes about mountain ranges of the American West might have contributed to America's Back-Bone,

New American pictures

[Of these years I sing...] and to Apostroph, the opening section of Chants Democratic and Native American

Both poems first appeared in the 1860–1861 edition of Leaves of Grass.

revision and expansion to have eventually formed part of section 21 of the cluster Calamus in the 1860

These bits were written for the Brooklyn Newspapers, Times, Eagle Star etc— Alfred F Goldsmith—June 17

These bits were written for the Brooklyn Newspapers, Times, Eagle Star etc— Alfred F Goldsmith—June 17

wrote Spanish translations of many of Whitman's poems, claimed that Whitman had taught him how to be American

Poet-Chief: The Native American Poetics of Walt Whitman and Pablo Neruda.

transferred to a USA Post Hospital before eventually becoming a "charity patient" at Providence Hospital, a city

transferred to a USA Post Hospital before eventually becoming a "charity patient" at Providence Hospital, a city

off the platform of a Car, gave you a rose) I was compelled to many Car rides in my transit to "the City

. | Washington City. | D.C. It is postmarked: | JUN | 14 | 0; CARRIER | JUN | 14 | 7 PM.

.— Grier estimates that this was written between 1856 and 1860 (Walt Whitman: Notebooks and Unpublished

Grier estimates that this was written between 1856 and 1860 (Walt Whitman: Notebooks and Unpublished

The various dates referenced suggest that the earliest portions of it were written sometime after 1845

earliest date for the writing on the verso is likely March 1853, when the two Cumberland Street houses were

Hannah Brush born Oct. 6 1753 Married, April 22, 1775 died Jan. 6, 1834 The Whitman and Brush families were

Josiah Smith's Regiment of the American Patriot Army of 1776 under chief command of Washington, See 1st

Convention.— The L.I. regiment were hemmed in the lines over We moved to Brooklyn, (Front st.) in May

May 1st 1825.— (Covert, the villain " Across the way, (Van Dyke's) were there 4th July 1826 " Adams st

Were there the first one of cholera summers.

The various dates referenced suggest that the earliest portions of it were written sometime after 1845

earliest date for the writing on the verso is likely March 1853, when the two Cumberland Street houses were

Whitman retitled the poem To My Soul when it was first published, in the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass

In the opening lines of "The Song of the Broad-Axe," that artifact is portrayed as though it were a natural

poets Whitman is strongly drawn to the unspoiled natural world, he is equally drawn to life in the city

, which he is the first American poet to celebrate.

the opening lines of "Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun," he rejects them for the excitement of the city

progress of the universe towards perfection.Although Whitman occasionally mentions animals of the American

GeorgeKlawitter"Native Moments" (1860)"Native Moments" (1860)"Native Moments" first appeared as number

In their context, 1860–1871, there is strong reason to believe the prostitute is male. M.

"Native Moments" (1860)

EdFolsomNative Americans [Indians]Native Americans [Indians]Whitman's adult life was framed by two of

Whitman loved Native American words—"All aboriginal names sound good," he announced in his American Primer

Finally, though, Whitman's evolutionary faith led him to accept the notion that Native Americans were

ascribed to the presence of Native Americans in the developing American poem; Whitman wanted to include

Native Americans [Indians]

.— Every American, after his triumphant "first appearance" in boots, is understood to be able to make

If it were not for this habit of impromptu speaking our meetings would be destitute of half their "spice

paper of high standing, published in New York, stated only the other day that it did not believe there were

ten merchants in that city who were not more or less given to stock-gambling—that the literary profession

the territory, at least of renewed convulsion and agitation on the everlasting slavery question, exceeding

friendly solution between the Federal Government and the other powers who claim an interest in Central American

leafhandwritten; The first page of a draft essay that was published in the March 1891 issue of The North American

It was later reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891), under the title American National Literature before

several different colors of pencil, and the two scraps of paper that constitute this manuscript leaf were

.— This manuscript consists of draft lines that were published first under the title "Poem of Many in

This manuscript consists of draft lines that were published first under the title "Poem of Many in One

"; This manuscript contains draft lines that were published first under the title "Poem of Many in One

manuscript in which Whitman discusses false meanings being applied to words, "as the term calling the American

from their meanings—sometimes a great mistake is perpetuated in a word, (as the term calling the American

1Undated, on the American Idiomloc.05189xxx.00469[Names and Slang]After 1880prose1 leafhandwritten; In

ruminates about a title, presumably for the piece published as Slang in America, first in the North American

The name and address, however, were added later, likely in 1881, when Whitman visited Boston several

Although Whitman also visited Boston in 1860, John Soule's photography studio did not move to 338 Washington

The name and address written in pencil were added later, likely in 1881, when Whitman visited Boston

Although Whitman also visited Boston in 1860, John Soule's photography studio did not move to 338 Washington

The name and address written in pencil were added later, likely in 1881, when Whitman visited Boston

Although Whitman also visited Boston in 1860, John Soule's photography studio did not move to 338 Washington

(name of New York City The name of "New York," given in 16 , was also given intent intended also a slur

The Dutch retaliated by capturing English merchantmen. 1665-6 Plague in London, and other English cities

for Dutch naval dash under de Ruyter at England see page 687 16 8 8- —Charles 2d (and his brother) were

between them vol 3 p 684 -87 Transcribed from digital images of the original item. name of New York City

Międzyrzecki's translation appears in an anthology of American poetry.

often presupposes or that might arise out of it.Some of Whitman's justly celebrated poems of 1855 to 1860

David Kuebrich, on the other hand, reads Whitman in theistic terms as the founder of a new American religion

Minor Prophecy: Walt Whitman's New American Religion.

differs from many of Whitman's poems in that we see the poet looking outward, needing the "song," as it were

American Literature 7 (1936): 455–458.Whitman, Walt.

DeborahDietrich"Myself and Mine" (1860)"Myself and Mine" (1860)In the 1860 Leaves "Myself and Mine" was

The two original opening lines were an immediate call to action.

"It is ended—I dally no more, / After to-day I inure myself to run, leap, swim, wrestle, fight" (1860

"Whitman Justified: The Poet in 1860." Whitman: A Collection of Critical Essays. Ed.

"Myself and Mine" (1860)

includes ideas and phrases that resemble those used in Unnamed Lands, a poem published first in the 1860

a thing as a touch has unhaltered The similarity of this manuscript to other drafts of lines that were

includes ideas and phrases that resemble those used in "Unnamed Lands," a poem published first in the 1860

The similarity of this manuscript to other drafts of lines that were used in poems published in the 1855

includes ideas and phrases that resemble those used in "Unnamed Lands," a poem published first in the 1860

All of the verses except For us two, reader dear were fused together and published as one poem entitled