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Leaves of grass. (1861-1861)
Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)
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Proto-Leaf.
WALT WHITMAN.
CHANTS DEMOCRATIC AND NATIVE AMERICAN.
Leaves of Grass.
Salut au Monde!
Poem of Joys.
A WORD OUT OF THE SEA.
REMINISCENCE.
LEAF OF FACES.
EUROPE, The 72d and 73d Years of These States.
THOUGHT.
Enfans d' Adam.
1.
[1. To the garden, the world, anew ascending]
2.
[2. From that of myself, without which I were nothing]
3.
[3. O my children! O mates!]
4.
[4. A woman waits for me—she contains all, nothing is lacking]
5.
[5. Spontaneous me, Nature]
6.
[6. O furious! O confine me not!]
7.
[7. You and I—what the earth is, we are]
8.
[8. Native moments! when you come upon me—Ah you are here now!]
9.
[9. Once I passed through a populous city, imprinting my brain, for future use, with its shows, architecture, customs, and traditions]
10.
[10. Inquiring, tireless, seeking that yet unfound]
11.
[11. In the new garden, in all the parts]
12.
[12. Ages and ages, returning at intervals]
13.
[13. O hymen! O hymenee!]
14.
[14. I am he that aches with love]
15.
[15. Early in the morning]
POEM OF THE ROAD.
TO THE SAYERS OF WORDS.
A BOSTON BALLAD, The 78th Year of These States.
CALAMUS.
CROSSING BROOKLYN FERRY.
LONGINGS FOR HOME.
MESSENGER LEAVES.
MANNAHATTA.
FRANCE, The 18th Year of These States.
THOUGHTS.
UNNAMED LANDS.
KOSMOS.
A HAND-MIRROR.
BEGINNERS.
TESTS.
SAVANTISM.
PERFECTIONS.
SAYS.
DEBRIS.
SLEEP-CHASINGS.
BURIAL.
TO MY SOUL.
So long!
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Leaves of grass. (1861-1861)
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This grass is very dark to be from the white heads of old mothers,
Darker than the colorless beards of old men,
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Dark to come from under the faint red roofs of mouths.
Leaves of grass. (1861-1861)