Chapter I

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From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

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From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

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From this reading Mrs. Gilchrist died in 1885.

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From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

later than; following

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

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From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

the two together, not just one

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

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From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Most of these letters are from Anne Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, a few are replies to her letters, and a few are letters from her children to Whitman.

a large formal assembly

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Mrs. Gilchrist died in 1885.

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From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

standing above others in quality or position

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

plural of “executor” — a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

an exact copy or reproduction

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Most of these letters are from Anne Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, a few are replies to her letters, and a few are letters from her children to Whitman.

United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

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From this reading Most of these letters are from Anne Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, a few are replies to her letters, and a few are letters from her children to Whitman.

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From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

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From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Most of these letters are from Anne Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, a few are replies to her letters, and a few are letters from her children to Whitman.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

the literary culture

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

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From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

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From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

make reference to

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most of these letters are from Anne Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, a few are replies to her letters, and a few are letters from her children to Whitman.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Gilchrist died in 1885.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

and nothing more

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

English playwright (1929-1994)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

United States writer and poet (1809-1849)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

correct or appropriate behavior

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

plural of “recall” — a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Most of these letters are from Anne Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, a few are replies to her letters, and a few are letters from her children to Whitman.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

the words of something written

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

in or at that place or location

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Most of these letters are from Anne Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, a few are replies to her letters, and a few are letters from her children to Whitman.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

at the time that

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

possessive form of “whitman” — United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

which person or people

From this reading BY THOMAS B. HARNED One of Walt Whitman's Literary Executors Facsimile of a typical Whitman letter 94 Facsimile of one of Anne Gilchrist's letters to Walt Whitman _in the text pages_ 131, 132 Probably there are few who to-day question the propriety of publishing the love-letters of eminent persons a generation after the deaths of both parties to the correspondence.

English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797)

From this reading When one recalls the published love-letters of Abelard, of Dorothy Osborne, of Lady Hamilton, of Mary Wollstonecraft, of Margaret Fuller, of George Sand, Bismarck, Shelley, Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and--to mention only one more illustrious example--of the Brownings, one must needs look upon this form of presenting biographical material as a well-established, if not a valuable, convention of letters.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading As to the particular set of letters presented to the reader in this volume, a word of explanation and history may be required.