Simply enter the word you wish to find and the search engine will search for every instance of the word in the journals. For example: Fight. All instances of the use of the word fight will show up on the results page.
Using an asterisk (*) will increase the odds of finding the results you are seeking. For example: Fight*. The search results will display every instance of fight, fights, fighting, etc. More than one wildcard may be used. For example: *ricar*. This search will return most references to the Aricara tribe, including Ricara, Ricares, Aricaris, Ricaries, Ricaree, Ricareis, and Ricarra. Using a question mark (?) instead of an asterisk (*) will allow you to search for a single character. For example, r?n will find all instances of ran and run, but will not find rain or ruin.
Searches are not case sensitive. For example: george will come up with the same results as George.
Searching for a specific phrase may help narrow down the results. Rather long phrases are no problem. For example: "This white pudding we all esteem".
Because of the creative spellings used by the journalists, it may be necessary to try your search multiple times. For example: P?ro*. This search brings up numerous variant spellings of the French word pirogue, "a large dugout canoe or open boat." Searching for P?*r*og?* will bring up other variant spellings. Searching for canoe or boat also may be helpful.
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O Captain, My Captain
Good-Bye my Fancy [Good-bye my Fancy Farewell]
Good-Bye my Fancy [Good-bye my fancy I]
of my adherence
My Legacy
my two theses
Beginning My Studies
Earth My Likeness
That Shadow My Likeness
My Picture-Gallery
My Canary Bird
My 71st Year
Come, said my Soul
["Don't read my books,"]
Scented Herbage of My Breast
Weave in, My Hardy Life
Queries to My Seventieth Year
Small the Theme of My Chant
From My Last Years
Who Learns My Lessons Complete
Mannahatta [My city's fit and noble]
Not my Enemies ever invade me
Paumanok, and My Life on it as Child and Young Man
My Native Sand and Salt Once More
Not Heaving from my Ribb'd Breast Only
Good-Bye My Fancy [separate volume]
As I Lay with My Head in Your Lap Camerado
What Think You I Take My Pen in Hand?
Good-Bye my Fancy [cluster in Complete Prose Works]
Good-Bye my Fancy [second annex to Leaves of Grass (1891-92)]