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Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856

Book by Walt Whitman · 4 quotes · Leaves Of Grass, Divine, Earth

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Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856 Quotes

“You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood. Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you.”

“There was a child went forth everyday, And the first object he looked upon and received with wonder or pity or dread, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day... or for many years or stretching cycles of years.”