FEINBERG/WHITMAN   LITERARY FILE  POETRY FILE "Bravo, Paris Exposition!" (1889)  Proof Sheets.

Box 26 Folder 30     

Includes A.MS. corrections and notations.before you close it.                        Exposition
     BRAVO, PARIS EXHIBITION!
Add to your show, dear France,
With all the rest, visible, concrete, temples, towers, goods machines and ores,
Our sentiment wafted from many million heart-throbs, ethereal but solid,
( We grand-sons and great-grand-sons do not forget your grandsires,)
From fifty Nations and nebulous Nations, Compacted, sent over-sea to-day,
America's applause, Love. memories and good-will.
                                                           WALT WHITMAN.

Harper Weekly
NM[*See notes, Oct 31, '89*]

BRAVO, PARIS [EXHIBITION!] EXPOSITION!
Add to your show, [dear] before you close it, France,
With all the rest, visible, concrete, temples, towers, goods, machines
and ores,
Our sentiment wafted from many million heart-throbs, ethereal
but solid,
(We grand-sons and great-grand-sons do not forget your grand-sires,)
From fifty Nations and nebulous Nations, compacted, sent
over-sea today,
America's applause, love.  memories and good-will.
Walt Whitman
[*Harper's Weekly*]

[*1701*]
[*1889 Bravo, Paris Exposition: Proof with Corrections. A. MS. (1p.
11 1/2  x  15 cm.)*]
[*Written in pencil on a proof of 'Bravo, Paris Exposition', 6-line
poem, 7 words: *]
[*[In title, 'Exhibition!' cancelled:] Expostion!*]
[*[In line 1, 'dear' cancelled:]  before you close it,*]
[*[At bottom:]  Harper's Weekly*][* Rec'd from W.W. Sept 30, '89 *]


BRAVO, PARIS [EXHIBITION] Exposition!

Add to your show, [dear] before you close it, France
With all the rest, visible, concrete, temples,  towers, good, machines 
and ores,
Our sentiment wafted from many million heart-throbs, ethereal
but solid,
(We grand-sons and great-grand-sons do not forget your grand-
sires,)
From fifty Nations and nebulous Nations, compacted, sent
over-sea to-day,
American's applause, love. memories and good-will.
WALT WHITMAN.

[*Harper's Weekly*]


[*350*]

1889 30 September Bravo, Paris Exposition!: poem (proof). With 
A.MS. corrections. (1p. 23 x 15 cm.)

Written in ink on a proof-sheet, with notation in Traubel's 
hand ('Rec'd from W.W. Sept 30, '89') 7 words as follows:

The title has been changed from 'Bravo, Paris Exhibition! to 
'Bravo, Paris Exposition!' Line 1 changed from 'Add 
to your show, dear France' to 'Add to your show, before you
close it, France'.  and the words 'Harpers' Weekly' have been 
added at the end.

BRAVO, PARIS [EXHIBITION] EXPOSITION!
Add to your show, [dear] before you close it, France,
With all the rest, visible, concrete, temples, towers, goods, machines 
and ores, 
Our sentiments wafted from many million heart-throbs, ethereal 
but solid,


[over](We grand-sons and great-grand-sons do not forget your grand-
sires,)
From fifty Nations and nebulous Nations, compacted, sent
over-sea to-day,
America's applause, love. memories and good-will.
WALT WHITMAN.

Harpers' Weekly