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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – “To a Certain Cantatrice”

Posted on June 16, 2016 by

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass ‌Inscriptions ‌‌ ‌ ‌ “To a Certain Cantatrice” Here, take this gift, I was reserving it for some hero, speaker, or general, One who should serve the good old … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – “On Journeys Through the States”

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass ‌Inscriptions ‌‌ ‌ ‌ “On Journeys Through the States” On journeys through the States we start, (Ay through the world, urged by these songs, Sailing henceforth to every land, … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – “To the States”

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass ‌Inscriptions ‌‌ ‌ ‌ “To the States” To the States or any one of them, or any city of the States,          Resist much, obey little, Once … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – “Beginnings”

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass ‌Inscriptions ‌‌ ‌ ‌ “Beginnings” How they are provided for upon the earth, (appearing at intervals,) How dear and dreadful they are to the earth, How they inure to … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – “Beginning My Studies”

Posted on June 12, 2016 by

‌ Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass. ‌Inscriptions ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌‌ “Beginning My Studies” Beginning my studies the first step pleas’d me so much, The mere fact consciousness, these forms, the power of motion, … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – “When I Read the Book”

Posted on June 11, 2016 by

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass. ~ ❦ ~ “When I Read the Book” When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man’s life? … Continue reading →

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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – “For Him I Sing”

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass. ~ ❦ ~ “For Him I Sing” For him I sing, I raise the present on the past, (As some perennial tree out of its roots, the present on … Continue reading →

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