FEINBERG/WHITMAN. NOTES and NOTEBOOKS. NOTES-Literary ,1850 (?) “Rule in all addresses...” Box 39 Folder 2 Rule in all addresses -- and poems and other writings to. --Do not undertake to say any thing, however plain to you, unless you are positive it will be perfectly plain to those who hear or read.--Make it plain. One must be con[?] within himself -- otherwise the [?] world is all in vain.-- I say to my own greatness, Away! I will not be a leaver [?] of men, I will always be their [?] mate and companion. I do not desire eminence I desire equality I will break ___[?] to [?] thru [?] demention that ___ is the servant of God or of many [?] gods. I say that every [?] man he is great to himself, and every [?] woman to herself, And that to take an ___ place or be humble is unbecoming A mother as well as father, a child as well as a man, not only an American but an African European and Asiatic, A lawyer, a doctor a priest, a sailor, an artist, A carpenter, a blacksmith, a cook Capable of all that is ugly and [mea??], and capable of all that is pure and heroic, Ignorant and accomplished, a [cha??] and an [?] purpose [*?out(*] Elasticity I am and I am the [palp???] rock- and invisible gas of the an [?], eternity [plon?g], [lou?], Caution laughs and weeps, Back and [filli/g], appears and disappears I travel by and might these eternal roads don't forget the [?] in me are the old and young, the fool and the wise thinker I enclose the heroic, and I enclose the mean and vicious. - life in the universe- a vast circular procession whose? wing expand outward and outward [?] Every thing I have done seems to me blank and [?] suspicious. -I doubt whether my greatest thought as I had supposed them are not shallow -and people will most likely laugh at [them] me. - My pride in unimpotent my love gets no response. The complacency of nature is fateful- [for] I am filled with restlessness. -I am [so] incomplete. We do not so much care what people say- we are deeply interested in what they do. - [?] [?ere] can [?] [?] left of a, man but. talk, -would not that be a ridiculous remnant? - yet a deaf and [d????] person might still be one of the heroes - Do you suppose I It is only the shallow who would lift [*myself*] themselves out of their [??ce] by something eminent and specially attractive.- I am not quite such a fool as that I am too great to be a mere President or Mayor General I am with my fellows- with mechanics and farmers and common people; I remain with them all on equal terms There are ma?] great painters- they paint scenes from [the] books, and illustrate from what the [?oma?eer] and [?] [?] has prepared before them- this artist does not illustrate or paint [?] such scenes or groups or characters- He delineates from himself - Do you not like this magnificent disdain? - Poem descriptive of a good wife (housekeeper, cook, mother of my children.) Poem What is beauty? Beauty is simply health. 1104 1850 ? Rule in All Addresses, Etc.: Notes and Poems. (2p. 32 x 19 1/2 cm.) Written in pencil, with a number of the passages in ink, on both sides of a ledger sheet, lined, composed at different times, 575 words: Rule in all addresses--and poems and other writings, etc.--Do no undertake to say any thing however plain to you, unless you are positive it will be [are making it] perfectly plain to those who hear or read.--Make it plain.-- Unhappy character.--One who depends mostly upon others for his or her happiness, will never have any at all.--To be constantly watching the changes in people you love. One must be contained within himself--otherwise the world is all in vain.-- I say to my own greatness, Away! I will not be a leader of men, I will always be their mate and companion. [over] 1105 I do not desire eminence, I desire equality.-- I will break up this (?) demention that man is the servant of God, or of many gods; I say that [nothing xx he] every man is great to himself and every woman to herself; And that to take an unfilled (?) place or be humble is unbecoming [A father] A mother as well as father, a child as well as a man, Not only an American, but an African, European, and Asiatic, A lawyer, a doctor, a priest, a [farmer] sailor, an artist, [*?*] A Farmer, a carpenter, a blacksmith, [a sailor], a cook. Capable of all that is ugly and mean, and capable of all that is pure and heroic. Ignorant and accomplished, a chaos and [a perfect system] an answering purpose [*Out?*] Elasticity [in] I am--and I am the [solid] palpable rock--and dense [I the] I this invisible [as the] gas of the air. Scheming, storming, planning, loving, cautioning [Appearing and dis] Laughing and weeping, Backing and filling, appearing and disappearing [*[[?]]*] 1106 Rule in All Addresses: 2 I travel day and night [such repit]- these eternal roads [Don't forget the bombardment] In me are the old and young the fool[ish] and the wise [observer] thinker I enclose the heroic, and I enclose the mean and vicious.-- Life in the universe--a vast circular procession whose ? rings expand outward and outward // Depressions Every thing I have done seems to me blank and [shallow and] suspicious.-- I doubt whether [who] my greatest thoughts, as I had supposed them, are not shallow--and people will most likely laugh at [them.--] me.--My pride is important; my love gets no response.--The complacency of nature is hateful-- [for] I am [no] filled with restlessness.-- I am [so] incomplete.-- We do not so much care what people say--we are deeply interested in what they do.--If we can imagine nothing left of a man but talk, --would not that be a ridiculous remnant?--Yet a deaf and dumb person might still be one of the heroes.-- 1107 Do you suppose I myself It is only the shallow who would life themselves out of their race by something eminent and especially attractive.-- I am not quite such a fool as that I am too great to be a mere President or Major General I remain with my fellows,--with mechanics, and farmers and common people; I remain with them all on equal terms There are many great painters--they paint scenes from [the] books, and illustrate from what the romancer and rhymster has prepared before them.--This artist does not illustrate or paint any such scenes or groups or characters.--He delineates [for] from himself.--Do you not like this magnificent disdain? [of]-- Poem descriptive of a good wife (housekeeper, cook, Mother of many children.} Poem What is Beauty? Beauty is simply health. Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.