William Douglas O'Connor (1832-1889)
to John Burroughs (1835-1917)
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I flew down stairs with Leaves
of Grass to the Solicitor of the Treasury, Kenneth Raynor and
for two hours to him and Robinson (the Assistant Solicitor) and
Barton (the Law Clerk) I gave the District Attorney [in Boston] unlimited
volcano. They all agree with me, especially after hearing
me read and expound the accused poems, that it is the greatest
outrage of the century.
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