Content:
Manuscript note probably recording the idea for the 1860 poem "Leaves of Grass 17," which
was ultimately titled "I Sit
and Look Out." This scrap has been attached by a collector or
archivist to a backing sheet, together with "And there a hunter's camp,"
"(written for the
voice)," and "Poem
of "(the Devil." An image of the verso is not available.
Whitman Archive Title: Leaf [I sit and look out upon all]
Content:
Originally numbered 77 and then changed to 78. This became section 17 of the
cluster "Leaves of Grass" in
the 1860
Leaves
. After taking different
positions in both the 1867 and 1872, it took its final place in 1881 in the
cluster "By the Roadside."
