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Poet.1870-1874poetry1 leafhandwritten; Annotated draft of the untitled poem that begins Come, said my
cm; These lines appear to be very early ideas connected with the poem first published as Come, said my
of an unpublished poem entitled The Soul and the Poet, which may be a draft of the poem Come, said my
26Come, said my Soul… Proof with signature.loc.00183xxx.00596Come, Said My Soul1881poetryhandwritten1
On verso reads "Copyright 1881, By Walt Whitman, All rights reserved" Come, Said My Soul
hun.00021xxx.00596HM 6713'Come said my soul. . .'
[Come, said my Soul]about 1875poetry1 leafhandwritten; A signed draft, heavily revised, of the untitled
'Come said my soul. . .'