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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.
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.
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]
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)
72.
The wild gander leads his flock through the cool night,
Ya-honk
! he says, and sounds it down to me like an invitation;
The pert may suppose it meaningless, but I listen close,
I find its purpose and place up there toward the wintry sky.
Leaves of grass. (1861-1861)