Walt Whitman the Man

Whitman claims to have been very friendly with her and describes her as "brilliant, bright, and handsome. She went on the stage, I think, and then melted out of sight."

Donaldson's source is Whitman - Specimen 188

Donaldson describes Stedman as a friend, supporter, and admirer of Whitman and claims his name is "a synonym for elegance, purity of mind, and thorough cultivation, and the possession of the grace of harmonious and euphonious poetic diction" (213).

Donaldson also includes a letter from Stedman to Whitman (213-4).

Donaldson cites Swinton's April 1, 1876, letter about Whitman's nursing and the days of his "splendid prime" from the New York Herald.

Whitman claims to have been very friendly with her and describes her as "brilliant, bright, and handsome. She went on the stage, I think, and then melted out of sight."