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Leaves of grass. (1861-1861)

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

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CHANTS DEMOCRATIC AND NATIVE AMERICAN.

Leaves of Grass.

Salut au Monde!

A WORD OUT OF THE SEA.

EUROPE, The 72d and 73d Years of These States.

Enfans d' Adam.

POEM OF THE ROAD.

TO THE SAYERS OF WORDS.

A BOSTON BALLAD, The 78th Year of These States.

CROSSING BROOKLYN FERRY.

LONGINGS FOR HOME.

MESSENGER LEAVES.

FRANCE, The 18th Year of These States.

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1.

[1. Of the visages of things—And of piercing through to the accepted hells beneath]

2.

[2. Of waters, forests, hills]

3.

[3. Of persons arrived at high positions, ceremonies, wealth, scholarships, and the like]

4.

[4. Of ownership—As if one fit to own things could not at pleasure enter upon all, and incorporate them into himself or herself]

5.

[5. As I sit with others, at a great feast, suddenly, while the music is playing]

6.

[6. Of what I write from myself—As if that were not the resumé]

7.

[7. Of obedience, faith, adhesiveness]

SLEEP-CHASINGS.

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123.

I am the poet of common sense, and of the demonstrable, and of immortality,
And am not the poet of goodness only—I do not decline to be the poet of wickedness also.