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|Text=<p>In July of 1846 a <i>Brooklyn Eagle</i> piece by Walt Whitman read: "In our sun-down perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing "base," a certain game of ball. We wish such sights were more common among us. In the practice of athletic and manly sports, the young men of nearly all our American cities are very deficient. Clerks are shut up from early morning till nine or ten o'clock at night . . . . Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms . . . the game of ball is glorious."</p> | |Text=<p>In July of 1846 a <i>Brooklyn Eagle</i> piece by Walt Whitman read: "In our sun-down perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing "base," a certain game of ball. We wish such sights were more common among us. In the practice of athletic and manly sports, the young men of nearly all our American cities are very deficient. Clerks are shut up from early morning till nine or ten o'clock at night . . . . Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms . . . the game of ball is glorious."</p> | ||
<p>"City Intelligence," <i>Brooklyn Daily Eagle</i> <i>and Kings County Democrat,</i> vol. 5 number 177 (July 23, 1846), page 2, column 3. Reprinted in Herbert Bergman, ed., <u>Walt Whitman. The Journalism. Vol. 1: 1834 - 1846.</u> (Collected Works of Walt Whitman) [Peter Lang, New York, 1998], volume 1, page 477. Full <i>Eagle</i> citation submitted by George Thompson, 8/2/2004. . Full citation and image provided by Craig Waff, 4/30/2007.</p> | <p>"City Intelligence," <i>Brooklyn Daily Eagle</i> <i>and Kings County Democrat,</i> vol. 5 number 177 (July 23, 1846), page 2, column 3. Reprinted in Herbert Bergman, ed., <u>Walt Whitman. The Journalism. Vol. 1: 1834 - 1846.</u> (Collected Works of Walt Whitman) [Peter Lang, New York, 1998], volume 1, page 477. Full <i>Eagle</i> citation submitted by George Thompson, 8/2/2004. . Full citation and image provided by Craig Waff, 4/30/2007.</p> | ||
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| Text | In July of 1846 a Brooklyn Eagle piece by Walt Whitman read: "In our sun-down perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing "base," a certain game of ball. We wish such sights were more common among us. In the practice of athletic and manly sports, the young men of nearly all our American cities are very deficient. Clerks are shut up from early morning till nine or ten o'clock at night . . . . Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms . . . the game of ball is glorious." "City Intelligence," Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Kings County Democrat, vol. 5 number 177 (July 23, 1846), page 2, column 3. Reprinted in Herbert Bergman, ed., Walt Whitman. The Journalism. Vol. 1: 1834 - 1846. (Collected Works of Walt Whitman) [Peter Lang, New York, 1998], volume 1, page 477. Full Eagle citation submitted by George Thompson, 8/2/2004. . Full citation and image provided by Craig Waff, 4/30/2007. |
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