Walt Whitman
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The 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, in order, little by little, over and over.
A Jew to the Jew he seems .... a Russ to the Russ .... usual and near .. removed from none.
December 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A Jew to the Jew he seems .... a Russ to the Russ .... usual and near .. removed from none.
The English believe he comes of their English stock,
December 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The English believe he comes of their English stock,
No matter what the nation, that he might find his brothers and sisters there.
December 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
No matter what the nation, that he might find his brothers and sisters there.
No matter what the work is, that he is one to follow it or has followed it,
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
No matter what the work is, that he is one to follow it or has followed it,
And the laborers perceive he could labor with them and love them;
December 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
And the laborers perceive he could labor with them and love them;
And the authors take him for an author .... and the artists for an artist,
December 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
And the authors take him for an author .... and the artists for an artist,
And the soldiers suppose him to be a captain .... and the sailors that he has followed the sea,
December 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And the soldiers suppose him to be a captain .... and the sailors that he has followed the sea,
Then the mechanics take him for a mechanic,
December 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Then the mechanics take him for a mechanic,
He walks among the Congress .... and one representative says to another, Here is our equal appearing and new.
December 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
He walks among the Congress .... and one representative says to another, Here is our equal appearing and new.
He walks with perfect ease in the capitol,
December 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
He walks with perfect ease in the capitol,
And both understand him and know that his speech is right.
December 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
And both understand him and know that his speech is right.
And he says Good day my brother, to Cudge that hoes in the sugarfield;
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
And he says Good day my brother, to Cudge that hoes in the sugarfield;
He says indifferently and alike, How are you friend? to the President at his levee,
December 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
He says indifferently and alike, How are you friend? to the President at his levee,
One part does not counteract another part .... He is the joiner .. he sees how they join.
December 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
One part does not counteract another part .... He is the joiner .. he sees how they join.
He resolves all tongues into his own, and bestows it upon men .. and any man translates .. and any man translates himself also:
December 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
He resolves all tongues into his own, and bestows it upon men .. and any man translates .. and any man translates himself also:
Every existence has its idiom .... every thing has an idiom and tongue;
December 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Every existence has its idiom .... every thing has an idiom and tongue;
The person he favors by day or sleeps with at night is blessed.
December 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The person he favors by day or sleeps with at night is blessed.
His welcome is universal .... the flow of beauty is not more welcome or universal than he is,
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
His welcome is universal .... the flow of beauty is not more welcome or universal than he is,
He has the passkey of hearts .... to him the response of the prying of hands on the knobs.
December 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
He has the passkey of hearts .... to him the response of the prying of hands on the knobs.
Whichever the sex ... whatever the season or place he may go freshly and gently and safely by day or by night,
December 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Whichever the sex ... whatever the season or place he may go freshly and gently and safely by day or by night,
He indicates the satisfaction, and indicates them that beat up and down also.
December 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
He indicates the satisfaction, and indicates them that beat up and down also.
Books friendships philosophers priests action pleasure pride beat up and down seeking to give satisfaction;
December 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Books friendships philosophers priests action pleasure pride beat up and down seeking to give satisfaction;
It is vain to skulk .... Do you hear that mocking and laughter? Do you hear the ironical echoes?
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It is vain to skulk .... Do you hear that mocking and laughter? Do you hear the ironical echoes?
A man is a summons and challenge,
December 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A man is a summons and challenge,
What can be answered he answers, and what cannot be answered he shows how it cannot be answered.
December 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What can be answered he answers, and what cannot be answered he shows how it cannot be answered.