All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 3 Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 1 Location 1 Katahdin, Mount (Me.) 1 Topic 4 Archives 2 Poetry 2 American poetry 1 Death and burial 1 Part Of 2 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Walt Whitman Collection 1 Genre 2 Prose poems 2 Galley proofs 1 Death of Carlyle Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A galley proof sheet of Walt Whitman's poem "Death of Carlyle," which was published in this version in the February 1881 issue of "The Critic," and later published with some changes as "Death of Thomas Carlyle." In the poem, Whitman reflects upon Thomas Carlyle's life, contributions to literature, and death. Death of Carlyle Mount Katahdin Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A poem by Edward Hitchcock reflecting on Mount Katahdin, the majesty of nature, and the passage of time. On the final page are notes related to various parts of the poem. Mount Katahdin
