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This prose note, discussing the relationship between monetary value and "the human spirit," has no known connection to Whitman's published work. The material on the back of the leaf, which was included in the 1855 edition of
Leaves of Grass
, suggests that the manuscript was written before 1855. The manuscript is held at Rutgers University Library along with several similar manuscripts that probably date from around or before 1855.
This prose note has no known connection to Whitman's published work. The material on the back of the leaf, which was included in the 1855 edition of
Leaves of Grass
, suggests that the manuscript was likely written before 1855. The manuscript is held at Rutgers University Library along with several similar manuscripts that are numbered sequentially and probably date from around or before 1855: see "American literature must become distinct" (rut.00010), "dithyrambic trochee" (rut.00022), and "The only way in which" (rut.00023).
