Mr. House informed me that you accepted, and would publish, my
"Bardic
Symbols." If so, would you as soon as convenient, have it placed in
type, and send me the proof?
About the two lines:
(See from my dead lips the ooze exuding at last!
See the prismatic colors glistening and rolling!)
I have in view, from them, an effect in the piece which I
clearly feel, but cannot as clearly define.—Though I should
prefer them in, still, as I told Mr. House, I agree that you may
omit them, if you decidedly wish to.
Yours & c
Walt Whitman
Portland av. near Myrtle
Brooklyn, N. Y.
