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Leaves of grass. (1861-1861)

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

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Proto-Leaf.
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WALT WHITMAN.
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CHANTS DEMOCRATIC AND NATIVE AMERICAN.
  
Apostroph.
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[1. A nation announcing itself, (many in one,)]
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[2. Broad-axe, shapely, naked, wan!]
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[3. Come closer to me]
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[4. America always!]
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[5. Respondez! Respondez!]
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[6. You just maturing youth! You male or female!]
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[7. With antecedents]
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[8. Splendor of falling day, floating and filling me]
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[9. A thought of what I am here for]
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[10. Historian! you who celebrate bygones!]
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[11. The thought of fruitage]
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[12. To oratists—to male or female]
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[13. Laws for Creations]
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[14. Poets to come!]
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[15. Who has gone farthest? For I swear I will go farther]
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[16. They shall arise in the States—mediums shall]
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[17. Now we start hence, I with the rest, on our journeys through The States]
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[18. Me imperturbe]
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[19. I was looking a long while for the history of the past for myself, and for these Chants—and now I have found it,]
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[20. American mouth-songs!]
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[21. As I walk, solitary, unattended]
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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.
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Enfans d' Adam.
  
POEM OF THE ROAD.
  
TO THE SAYERS OF WORDS.
  
A BOSTON BALLAD, The 78th Year of These States.
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CALAMUS.
  
CROSSING BROOKLYN FERRY.
  
LONGINGS FOR HOME.
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MESSENGER LEAVES.
  
MANNAHATTA.
  
FRANCE, The 18th Year of These States.
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THOUGHTS.
  
UNNAMED LANDS.
  
KOSMOS.
  
A HAND-MIRROR.
  
BEGINNERS.
  
TESTS.
  
SAVANTISM.
  
PERFECTIONS.
  
SAYS.
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DEBRIS.
  
SLEEP-CHASINGS.
  
BURIAL.
  
TO MY SOUL.
  
So long!

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TESTS.

All submit to them, where they sit, inner, secure, unapproachable to analysis, in the Soul;
Not traditions—not the outer authorities are the judges—they are the judges of outer authorities, and of all traditions,
They corroborate as they go, only whatever corroborates themselves, and touches themselves,
For all that, they have it forever in themselves to corroborate far and near, without one exception.
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