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," possibly related to With Antecedents, which was first published in the New-York Saturday Press (1860
The poem was revised as Chants Democratic. 7 in Leaves of Grass (1860–1861) and took its final title,
the claims of the genre Culturists]undatedprosehandwritten1 leaf; One leaf with notes about how American
At the bottom is a longer prose note describing Whitman's goals for a large work about the American West
It is possible these lines were composed between 1861 and 1870, when Whitman had most reason to employ
duk.00268xxx.00621MS q 29Poem [There can be no greatest]1860 or beforepoetryprose1 leafhandwritten; Notes
The Cruise]1860 or beforepoetryprose1 leafhandwritten; Scrap with what are apparently two trial versions
night," perhaps related to the poem eventally titled Night on the Prairies, first published in the 1860
Grier, the handwriting in the first and third paragraphs is that of the 1850s or 1860s; that of the second
11tex.00003xxx.00501[Americans are charged with disproportionate brag and]1819-1872poetryprose1 leafhandwritten
[Americans are charged with disproportionate brag and]
After all, Not to Create Only, written for the opening of the fortieth Annual Exhibition of the American
Sheets from the pamphlet were included in some copies of the 1871 Leaves of Grass.