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1. W ALT W HITMAN 's Drum-Taps New York. 1865. 12mo. pp. 72. 2.
LEAVES OF GRASS. 1.
THOUGHTS. 1.
LEAVES OF GRASS. 1.
LEAVES OF GRASS. 1.
THOUGHTS. 1.
Cluster: Leaves of Grass. (1867) LEAVES OF GRASS. 1.
Cluster: Leaves of Grass. (1867) LEAVES OF GRASS. 1. O HASTENING light! O free and extatic!
Cluster: Thoughts. (1867) THOUGHTS. 1.
Cluster: Leaves of Grass. (1867) LEAVES OF GRASS. 1.
Cluster: Leaves of Grass. (1867) LEAVES OF GRASS. 1.
Cluster: Leaves of Grass. (1867) LEAVES OF GRASS. 1 O ME, man of slack faith so long!
Cluster: Thoughts. (1867) THOUGHTS. 1.
Starting From Paumanok STARTING FROM PAUMANOK. 1 STARTING from fish-shape Paumanok, where I was born,
Walt Whitman WALT WHITMAN. 1 I CELEBRATE myself; And what I assume you shall assume; For every atom belonging
I Sing the Body Electric I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC. 1 I SING the Body electric; The armies of those I
A Song A SONG. 1 COME, I will make the continent indissoluble; I will make the most splendid race the
1 O TAKE my hand, Walt Whitman! Such gliding wonders! such sights and sounds!
Leaves of Grass 1 1.
Song of the Broad-Axe SONG OF THE BROAD-AXE. 1 WEAPON, shapely, naked, wan; Head from the mother's bowels
I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC. 1 I SING the Body electric; The armies of those I love engirth me, and I engirth
A SONG. 1 COME, I will make the continent indissoluble; I will make the most splendid race the sun ever
A Word Out of the Sea A WORD OUT OF THE SEA. 1 OUT of the rock'd cradle, Out of the mocking-bird's throat
A Leaf of Faces A LEAF OF FACES. 1 SAUNTERING the pavement, or riding the country by- road by-road —lo
To the Sayers of Words TO THE SAYERS OF WORDS. 1 EARTH, round, rolling, compact—suns, moons, ani- mals
Song of the Open Road SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD. 1 AFOOT and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy
To Workingmen TO WORKINGMEN. 1 COME closer to me; Push close, my lovers, and take the best I possess;
Debris 1 HE is wisest who has the most caution; He only wins who goes far enough.
Leaves of Grass 1 1. O HASTENING light! O free and extatic! O what I here, preparing, warble for!
Thoughts 1 1.
Says SAYS. 1. I SAY whatever tastes sweet to the most perfect person —That is finally right. 2.
Despairing Cries DESPAIRING CRIES. 1 DESPAIRING cries float ceaselessly toward me, day and night, The
Poems of Joy POEMS OF JOY. 1 O TO make the most jubilant poems! O full of music!
Leaves of Grass 1 1.
Burial BURIAL. 1 TO think of it! To think of time—of all that retrospection!
Leaves of Grass 1 1.
Sleep-Chasings SLEEP-CHASINGS. 1 I WANDER all night in my vision, Stepping with light feet, swiftly and
Elemental Drifts ELEMENTAL DRIFTS. 1 ELEMENTAL drifts!
1 COME, my tan-faced children, Follow well in order, get your weapons ready; Have you your pistols?
Rise O Days From Your Fathom-Less Deeps RISE O DAYS FROM YOUR FATHOM-LESS DEEPS. 1 RISE, O days, from
1 BEAT! beat! drums!—Blow! bugles! blow!
Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun GIVE ME THE SPLENDID SILENT SUN. 1 GIVE me the splendid silent sun, with
Out of the Rolling Ocean, the Crowd OUT OF THE ROLLING OCEAN, THE CROWD. 1 OUT of the rolling ocean,
When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd WHEN LILACS LAST IN THE DOOR-YARD BLOOM'D. 1 WHEN lilacs last
1 O CAPTAIN! my captain!
Chanting the Square Deific CHANTING THE SQUARE DEIFIC. 1 CHANTING the square deific, out of the One advancing
In Clouds Descending, in Midnight Sleep IN CLOUDS DESCENDING, IN MIDNIGHT SLEEP. 1 IN clouds descending
Dirge for Two Veterans DIRGE FOR TWO VETERANS. 1 THE last sunbeam Lightly falls from the finish'd Sabbath
As I Sat Alone by Blue Ontario's Shore AS I SAT ALONE BY BLUE ONTARIO'S SHORE. 1 AS I sat alone, by blue
Weather-beaten vessels, landings, settlements, embryo stature and muscle, The haughty defiance of the Year 1—
Leaves of Grass 1 1 O ME, man of slack faith so long!
Thoughts 1 1.
1 To conclude—I announce what comes after me, I announce mightier offspring, orators, days, and then
Jan. 1, 1867. A happy New Year, my dear friend!
Trowbridge—Jan 8-67— John Townsend Trowbridge to Walt Whitman, 1 January 1867
Jan. 1, 1867 Dearest Mother, I have just rec'd your letter—I thought of you during that storm—it was
\Ashley Lawson Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 1