In Whitman's Hand

Poetry Manuscripts

leaf 1 recto

All ^{? Through} Nature's gloom,—the ^—through

wild, wild storm,

The stretching shore and

The midnight covering all

And on the sand a

straggling group ^{with ears} alert

with ears alert, with

And on the sand, with ears

alert, a

With piercing eyes, seaward

inclining

leaf 1 verso

leaf 2 recto

Brav

Amidst

The _^^swirling wintry blast, the

gusts of snow,

Alone with ^{_^^Dauntless Confronting} Night, and

Storm and Sea

Alas

leaf 3 recto

Through the

the fierce

the midnight howling

the fierce snow driving

_^^{through slush and sand} toilsome, the mortar dragging,

Date: The date of the letter on the verso and the first publication date indicate that this manuscript was composed between May and June, 1880.

Editorial note: "Patroling Barnegat" was published first in The American in June, 1880.; Leaf 1: On the verso of the first manuscript leaf is a letter dated May 12, 1880. The letter appears to be from E. H. Hames of The Literary World magazine.; The verso of leaf #2 is blank.; The verso of leaf #3 is blank.

Location: Patroling Barnegat | The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839-1919, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

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