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Walt Whitman

May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: 1861 Arm'd year! year of the struggle! 1206
2: A Boston Ballad, 1854 To get betimes in Boston town, I rose this morning early; 421419
3: A Broadway Pageant Over the western sea, hither from Niphon come, 1381
4: A Carol Of Harvest, For 1867 A song of the good green grass! 1237
5: A Child Said, What Is The Grass? A child said, What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; 1416
6: A Child's Amaze Slient and amazed, even when a little boy, 31531
7: A Clear Midnight This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, 41376
8: A Farm-Picture Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, 31290
9: A Glimpse A glimpse, through an interstice caught, 91278
10: A Hand-Mirror Hold it up sternly! See this it sends back! (Who is it? Is it you?) 111231
11: A Leaf For Hand In Hand A leaf for hand in hand! 1257
12: A March In The Ranks, Hard-Prest A march in the ranks hard-prest, and the road unknown; 1201
13: A Noiseless Patient Spider A noiseless, patient spider, 1424
14: A Paumanok Picture Two boats with nets lying off the sea-beach, quite still, 1118
15: A Promise To California A promise to California, 1199
16: A Riddle Song That which eludes this verse and any verse, 361134
17: A Sight In Camp A sight in camp in the day-break grey and dim, 1140
18: A Song Come, I will make the continent indissoluble; 896
19: A Woman Waits For Me A woman waits for me--she contains all, nothing is lacking, 1011
20: Aboard At A Ship's Helm Aboard, at a ship's helm, 974
21: Abraham Lincoln, Born Feb. 12, 1809 To-day, from each and all, a breath of prayer, a pulse of thought, 995
22: Adieu To A Solider Adieu, O soldier! 883
23: After The Sea-Ship After the Sea-Ship--after the whistling winds; 948
24: Ages And Ages, Returning At Intervals Ages and ages, returning at intervals, 784
25: Ah Poverties, Wincings Sulky Retreats Ah poverties, wincings, and sulky retreats! 795
26: All Is Truth O me, man of slack faith so long! 952
27: American Feuillage America always! 924
28: Among The Multitude Among the men and women, the multitude, 827
29: An Army Corps On The March With its cloud of skirmishers in advance, 727
30: An Old Man’s Thought Of School An old man’s thought of School; 1038
31: Apostroph O mater! O fils! 814
32: Are You The New Person, Drawn Toward Me? Are you the new person drawn toward me? 955
33: As A Strong Bird On Pinious Free As a strong bird on pinions free, 857
34: As Adam, Early In The Morning As Adam, early in the morning, 764
35: As At Thy Portals Also Death As at thy portals also death, 760
36: As Consequent, Etc. As consequent from store of summer rains, 1097
37: As I Ebb'd With The Ocean Of Life As I ebb'd with the ocean of life, 1170
38: As I Lay With Head In Your Lap, Camerado As I lay with my head in your lap, Camerado, 738
39: As I Ponder'd In Silence As I ponder'd in silence, 1192
40: As I Sat Alone By Blue Ontario's Shores As I sat alone, by blue Ontario's shore, 771
41: As I Walk These Broad, Majestic Days As I walk these broad, majestic days of peace, 1093
42: As I Watche'd The Ploughman Ploughing As I watch'd the ploughman ploughing, 773
43: As If A Phantom Caress'd Me As if a phantom caress'd me, 1238
44: As The Time Draws Nigh As the time draws nigh, glooming, a cloud, 831
45: As Toilsome I Wander'd As toilsome I wander'd Virginia's woods, 1044
46: Ashes Of Soldiers Again a verse for sake of you, 842
47: Assurances I need no assurances--I am a man who is preoccupied, of his own Soul; 1093
48: Bathed In War's Perfume Bathed in war's perfume--delicate flag! 732
49: Beat! Beat! Drums! Beat! beat! drums!--Blow! bugles! blow! 811
50: Beautiful Women Women sit, or move to and fro--some old, some young; 777
51: Beginners How they are provided for upon the earth, (appearing at intervals;) 776
52: Beginning My Studies Beginning my studies, the first step pleas'd me so much, 738
53: Behavior Behavior--fresh, native, copious, each one for himself or herself, 717
54: Behold This Swarthy Face Behold this swarthy face--these gray eyes, 791
55: Bivouac On A Mountain Side I see before me now, a traveling army halting; 973
56: Brother Of All, With Genesrous Hand Brother of all, with generous hand, 727
57: By Broad Potomac's Shore By broad Potomac's shore--again, old tongue! 697
58: By The Bivouac's Fitful Flame By the bivouac's fitful flame, 674
59: Camps Of Green Not alone those camps of white, O soldiers, 1011
60: Carol Of Occupations Come closer to me; 924
61: Carol Of Words Earth, round, rolling, compact--suns, moons, animals--all these are words to be said; 1007
62: Cavalry Crossing A Ford A line in long array, where they wind betwixt green islands; 936
63: Chanting The Square Deific Chanting the square deific, out of the One advancing, out of the sides; 924
64: City Of Orgies City of orgies, walks and joys! 945
65: City Of Ships City of ships! 1003
66: Come Up From The Fields, Father Come up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; 1012
67: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Flood-tide below me! I watch you face to face; 855
68: Darest Thou Now, O Soul Darest thou now, O Soul, 1186
69: Debris He is wisest who has the most caution, 1086
70: Delicate Cluster Delicate cluster! flag of teeming life! 965
71: Despairing Cries Despairing cries float ceaselessly toward me, day and night, 986
72: Dirge For Two Veterans The last sunbeam 969
73: Drum-Taps Aroused and angry, 1002
74: Earth! My Likeness! Earth! my likeness! 1011
75: Eidolons I met a seer, 937
76: Elemental Drifts Elemental drifts! 951
77: Ethiopia Saluting The Colors Who are you, dusky woman, so ancient, hardly human, 930
78: Europe, The 72nd And 73rd Years Of These States Suddenly out of its stale and drowsy lair, the lair of slaves, 902
79: Excelsior Who has gone farthest? For lo! have not I gone farther? 987
80: Faces Sauntering the pavement, or riding the country by-road--lo! such faces! 1055
81: Facing West From California's Shores Facing west, from California's shores, 1182
82: Fast Anchor'd, Eternal, O Love Fast-anchor'd, eternal, O love! O woman I love! 899
83: For Him I Sing For him I sing, 1144
84: France, The 18th Year Of These States A great year and place; 1052
85: From Far Dakota's Canons From far Dakota's cañons, 999
86: From My Last Years From my last years, last thoughts I here bequeath, 986
87: From Paumanok Starting From Paumanock starting, I fly like a bird, 984
88: From Pent-Up Aching Rivers From pent-up, aching rivers; 1189
89: Full Of Life, Now Full of life, now, compact, visible, 1027
90: Germs Forms, qualities, lives, humanity, language, thoughts, 1038
91: Give Me The Splendid, Silent Sun Give me the splendid silent sun, with all his beams full-dazzling; 1032
92: Gliding O'er All Gliding o'er all, through all, 978
93: God Thought of the Infinite - the All! 1043
94: Great Are The Myths Great are the myths - I too delight in them; 1009
95: Had I The Choice Had I the choice to tally greatest bards, 994
96: Hast Never Come To Thee An Hour Hast never come to thee an hour, 986
97: Here The Frailest Leaves Of Me Here the frailest leaves of me, and yet my strongest-lasting: 1021
98: Here, Sailor What ship, puzzled at sea, cons for the true reckoning? 945
99: Hours Continuing Long Hours continuing long, sore and heavy-hearted, 1039
100: How Solemn As One By One How solemn, as one by one, 1022
101: Hush'd Be The Camps To-day Hush'd be the camps to-day; 1041
102: I Am He That Aches With Love I am he that aches with amorous love; 996
103: I Dream'd In A Dream I dream'd in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth; 897
104: I Hear America Singing I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear; 1003
105: I Hear It Was Charged Against Me I hear it was charged against me that I sought to destroy institutions; 781
106: I Heard You, Solemn-Sweep Pipes Of The Organ I heard you, solemn-sweet pipes of the organ, as last Sunday morn I pass'd the church; 858
107: I Saw In Louisiana A Live Oak Growing I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing, 831
108: I Saw Old General At Bay I saw old General at bay; 945
109: I Sing The Body Electric I sing the Body electric; 914
110: I Sit And Look Out I sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all oppression and shame; 1089
111: I Thought I Was Not Alone I thought I was not alone, walking here by the shore, 788
112: I Was Looking A Long While I was looking a long while for a clue to the history of the past for myself, 977
113: I Will Take An Egg Out Of The Robin's Nest I will take an egg out of the robin's nest in the orchard, 811
114: In Cabin'd Ships At Sea In cabin'd ships, at sea, 969
115: In Former Songs In former songs Pride have I sung, and Love, and passionate, joyful Life, 714
116: In Midnight Sleep In midnight sleep, of many a face of anguish, 1040
117: In Paths Untrodden In paths untrodden, 823
118: In The New Garden In All The Parts In the new garden, in all the parts, 910
119: Inscription Small is the theme of the following Chant, yet the greatest - namely, 789
120: Italian Music In Dakota Through the soft evening air enwrinding all, 943
121: Joy, Shipmate, Joy! Joy! shipmate - joy! 697
122: Kosmos Who includes diversity, and is Nature, 777
123: Laws For Creations Laws for Creations, 709
124: Leaves Of Grass. A Carol Of Harvest For 1867 A song of the good green grass! 869
125: Lessons There are who teach only the sweet lessons of peace and safety; 852
126: Lo! Victress On The Peaks Lo! Victress on the peaks! 664
127: Locations And Times Locations and times - what is it in me that meets them all, whenever and wherever, and makes me at home? 752
128: Long I Thought That Knowledge Long I thought that knowledge alone would suffice me - O if I could but obtain knowledge! 858
129: Long, Too Long, O Land! Long, too long, O land, 714
130: Longings For Home O magnet-south! O glistening, perfumed South! My South! 986
131: Look Down, Fair Moon Look down, fair moon, and bathe this scene; 742
132: Manhattan Streets I Saunter'd, Pondering Manhattan's streets I saunter'd, pondering, 957
133: Mannahatta I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city, 1056
134: Me Imperturbe Me imperturbe, standing at ease in Nature, 1072
135: Mediums They shall arise in the States, 986
136: Miracles Why! who makes much of a miracle? 1012
137: Mother And Babe I see the sleeping babe, nestling the breast of its mother; 1039
138: My Picture-Gallery In a little house keep I pictures suspended, it is not a fix'd house, 959
139: Myself And Mine Myself and mine gymnastic ever, 918
140: Native Moments Native moments! when you come upon me - Ah you are here now! 1060
141: Night On The Prairies Night on the prairies; 1061
142: No Labor-Saving Machine No labor-saving machine, 996
143: Not Heat Flames Up And Consumes Not heat flames up and consumes, 906
144: Not Heaving From My Ribb'd Breast Only Not heaving from my ribb'd breast only; 966
145: Not My Enemies Ever Invade Me Not my enemies ever invade me - no harm to my pride from them I fear; 935
146: Not The Pilot Not the pilot has charged himself to bring his ship into port, though beaten back, and many times baffled; 933
147: Not Youth Pertains To Me Not youth pertains to me, 1067
148: Now Finale To The Shore Now finale to the shore! 916
149: Now List To My Morning's Romanza Now list to my morning's romanza - I tell the signs of the Answerer; 941
150: O Bitter Sprig! Confession Sprig! O bitter sprig! Confession sprig! 907
151: O Captain! My Captain! O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; 1125
152: O Hymen! O Hymenee! O Hymen! O hymenee! 928
153: O Living Always - Always Dying O living always - always dying! 912
154: O Me! O Life! O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; 1003
155: O Star Of France O star of France! 1113
156: O Sun Of Real Peace O sun of real peace! O hastening light! 1023
157: O Tan-Faced Prairie Boy O tan-faced prairie-boy! 922
158: O You Whom I Often And Silently Come O you whom I often and silently come where you are, that I may be with you; 1015
159: Of Him I Love Day And Night Of him I love day and night, I dream'd I heard he was dead; 692
160: Of The Terrible Doubt Of Apperarances Of the terrible doubt of appearances, 660
161: Of The Visage Of Things Of the visages of things - And of piercing through to the accepted hells beneath; 737
162: Offerings A thousand perfect men and women appear, 878
163: Old Ireland Far hence, amid an isle of wondrous beauty, 721
164: On Old Man's Thought Of School An old man's thought of School; 682
165: On The Beach At Night On the beach, at night, 920
166: On The Beach At Night, Alone On the beach at night alone, 739
167: Once I Pass'd Through A Populous City Once I pass'd through a populous city, imprinting my brain, for future use, 752
168: One Hour To Madness And Joy One hour to madness and joy! 765
169: One Song, America, Before I Go One song, America, before I go, 715
170: One Sweeps By One sweeps by, attended by an immense train, 670
171: One's Self I Sing One's-self I sing - a simple, separate Person; 983
172: Or From That Sea Of Time Or, from that Sea of Time, 809
173: Others May Praise What They Like Others may praise what they like; 941
174: Out From Behind His Mask Out from behind this bending, rough-cut Mask, 667
175: Out Of Rhe Rolling Ocean, The Crowd Out of the rolling ocean, the crowd, came a drop gently to me, 969
176: Out Of The Cradle Endlessly Rocking Out of the cradle endlessly rocking, 918
177: Over The Carnage Over the carnage rose prophetic a voice, 661
178: Passage To India Singing my days, 685
179: Patroling Barnegat Wild, wild the storm, and the sea high running, 638
180: Pensive And Faltering Pensive and faltering, 755
181: Pensive On Her Dead Gazing, I Heard The Mother Of All Pensive, on her dead gazing, I heard the Mother of All, 758
182: Perfections Only themselves understand themselves, and the like of themselves, 768
183: Pioneers! O Pioneers! Come, my tan-faced children, 659
184: Poem Of Remembrance For A Girl Or A Boy You just maturing youth! You male or female! 719
185: Poems Of Joys O to make the most jubilant poem! 698
186: Poets To Come Poets to come! orators, singers, musicians to come! 785
187: Portals What are those of the known, but to ascend and enter the Unknown? 900
188: Prayer Of Columbus A batter'd, wreck'd old man, 1347
189: President Lincoln's Burial Hymn When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom'd 687
190: Primeval My Love For The Woman I Love Primeval my love for the woman I love, 733
191: Proud Music Of The Storm Proud music of the storm! 731
192: Quicksand Years Quicksand years that whirl me I know not whither, 921
193: Race Of Veterans Race of veterans! Race of victors! 793
194: Reconciliation Word over all, beautiful as the sky! 767
195: Recorders Ages Hence Recorders ages hence! 697
196: Respondez! Respondez! Respondez! 654
197: Rise, O Days Rise, O days, from your fathomless deeps, till you loftier, fiercer sweep! 732
198: Roaming In Thought Roaming in thought over the Universe, I saw the little that is Good steadily hastening towards immortality, 629
199: Roots And Leaves Themselves Alone Roots and leaves themselves alone are these; 641
200: Salut Au Monde O take my hand, Walt Whitman! 860
201: Savantism Thither, as I look, I see each result and glory retracing itself and nestling close, always obligated; 725
202: Says I say whatever tastes sweet to the most perfect person, that is finally right. 926
203: Scented Herbage Of My Breast Scented herbage of my breast, 649
204: Sea -Shore Memories Out of the cradle endlessly rocking, 888
205: Shut Not Your Doors Shut not your doors to me, proud libraries, 712
206: Sing Of The Banner At Day-Break O A new song, a free song, 845
207: So Far And So Far, And On Toward The End So far, and so far, and on toward the end, 1900 740
208: So Long To conclude I announce what comes after me; 889
209: Solid, Ironical, Rolling Orb Solid, ironical, rolling orb! 889
210: Sometimes With One I Love Sometimes with one I love, I fill myself with rage, for fear I effuse unreturn'd love; 942
211: Song At Sunset Splendor of ended day, floating and filling me! 1022
212: Song For All Seas, All Ships To-day a rude brief recitative, 820
213: Song Of The Broad-Axe Weapon, shapely, naked, wan! 865
214: Song Of The Exposition After all, not to create only, or found only, 812
215: Song Of The Open Road Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road, 900
216: Song Of The Redwood-Tree A California song! 956
217: Song Of The Universal Come, said the Muse, 816
218: Souvenirs Of Democracy The business man, the acquirer vast, 924
219: Spain 1873-'74 Out of the murk of heaviest clouds, 933
220: Sparkles From The Wheel Where the city's ceaseless crowd moves on, the live-long day, 818
221: Spirit That Form'd This Scene Spirit that form'd this scene, 831
222: Spirit Whose Work Is Done Spirit whose work is done! spirit of dreadful hours! 968
223: Spontaneous Me Spontaneous me, Nature, 935
224: Starting From Paumanok Starting from fish-shape Paumanok, where I was born, 785
225: States! States! Were you looking to be held together by the lawyers? 884
226: Still, Though The One I Sing Still, though the one I sing, 864
227: Tears Tears! tears! tears! 997
228: Tests All submit to them, where they sit, inner, secure, unapproachable to analysis, in the Soul; 934
229: That Last Invocation At the last, tenderly, 927
230: That Music Always Round Me That music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning yet long untaught I did not hear; 981
231: That Shadow, My Likeness That shadow, my likeness, that goes to and fro, seeking a livelihood, chattering, chaffering; 953
232: The Artilleryman's Vision While my wife at my side lies slumbering, and the wars are over long, 842
233: The Base Of All Metaphysics And now, gentlemen, 705
234: The Centenarian's Story Give me your hand, old Revolutionary; 800
235: The City Dead-House By the City Dead-House, by the gate, 731
236: The Dalliance Of The Eagles Skirting the river road, (my forenoon walk, my rest,) 898
237: The Dresser An old man bending, I come, among new faces, 677
238: The Indications The indications, and tally of time; 858
239: The Mystic Trumpeter Hark! some wild trumpeter some strange musician, 748
240: The Ox Tamer In a faraway northern county, in the placid, pastoral region, 954
241: The Prairie States A newer garden of creation, no primal solitude, 665
242: The Prairie-Grass Dividing The prairie-grass dividing its special odor breathing, 961
243: The Runner On a flat road runs the well-train'd runner; 749
244: The Ship Starting Lo! The unbounded sea! 1042
245: The Singer In The Prison O sight of shame, and pain, and dole! 849
246: The Sleepers I wander all night in my vision, 1005
247: The Sobbing Of The Bells The sobbing of the bells, the sudden death-news everywhere, 799
248: The Torch On my northwest coast in the midst of the night, a fishermen's group stands watching; 1050
249: The Untold Want The untold want, by life and land ne'er granted, 890
250: The World Below The Brine The world below the brine; 914
251: There Was A Child Went Forth There was a child went forth every day; 651
252: These Carols These Carols, sung to cheer my passage through the world I see, 951
253: These, I, Singing In Spring These, I, singing in spring, collect for lovers, 773
254: Thick-Sprinkled Bunting Thick-sprinkled bunting! Flag of stars! 640
255: Think Of The Soul Think of the Soul; 677
256: This Compost Something startles me where I thought I was safest; 711
257: This Day, O Soul This day, O Soul, I give you a wondrous mirror; 693
258: This Dust Was Once The Man This dust was once the Man, 676
259: This Moment, Yearning And Thoughtful This moment yearning and thoughtful, sitting alone, 664
260: Thou Orb Aloft Full-Dazzling Thou orb aloft full-dazzling! thou hot October noon! 656
261: Thou Reader Thou reader throbbest life and pride and love the same as I, 764
262: Thought As they draw to a close, 784
263: Thought Of obedience, faith, adhesiveness; 1068
264: Thought Of persons arrived at high positions, ceremonies, wealth, scholarships, and the like; 1060
265: Thought As I sit with others, at a great feast, suddenly, while the music is playing, 955
266: Thought Of Justice—As if Justice could be anything but the same ample law, expounded by natural judges and saviors, 972
267: Thought Of equality, As if it harm’d me, giving others the same chances and rights as myself, 971
268: Thought Of what I write from myself, As if that were not the resumé; 903
269: Thoughts Of these years I sing, 882
270: Thoughts Of ownership, As if one fit to own things could not at pleasure enter upon all, 1016
271: Thoughts Of Public Opinion; 943
272: To A Certain Cantatrice Here, take this gift! 636
273: To A Certain Civilian Did YOU ask dulcet rhymes from me? 696
274: To A Common Prostitute Be composed, be at ease with me, I am Walt Whitman, liberal and lusty as Nature; 705
275: To A Foil'd European Revolutionaire Courage yet! my brother or my sister! 1810
276: To A Historian You who celebrate bygones! 694
277: To A Locomotive In Winter Thee for my recitative! 861
278: To A President All you are doing and saying is to America dangled mirages, 650
279: To A Pupil Is reform needed? Is it through you? 682
280: To A Stranger Passing stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you, 677
281: To A Western Boy O boy of the West! 696
282: To Foreign Lands I heard that you ask'd for something to prove this puzzle, the New World, 628
283: To Him That Was Crucified My spirit to yours, dear brother; 702
284: To Old Age I see in you the estuary that enlarges and spreads itself grandly as it pours in the great Sea. 778
285: To One Shortly To Die From all the rest I single out you, having a message for you: 673
286: To Oratists To Oratists, to male or female, 642
287: To Rich Givers What you give me, I cheerfully accept, 685
288: To The East And To The West To the East and to the West; 638
289: To The Garden The World To the garden, the world, anew ascending, 649
290: To The Leaven'd Soil They Trod To the leaven'd soil they trod, calling, I sing, for the last; 671
291: To The Man-Of-War-Bird Thou who hast slept all night upon the storm, 659
292: To The Reader At Parting Now, dearest comrade, lift me to your face, 964
293: To The States Why reclining, interrogating? Why myself and all drowsing? 682
294: To Thee, Old Cause! To thee, old Cause! 979
295: To Think Of Time To think of time, of all that retrospection! 654
296: To You Let us twain walk aside from the rest; 928
297: To You Stranger! if you, passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? 969
298: To You Whoever you are, I fear you are walking the walks of dreams, 974
299: Trickle, Drops Trickle, drops! my blue veins 856
300: Turn, O Libertad Turn, O Libertad, for the war is over, 838
301: Two Rivulets Two Rivulets side by side, 851
302: Unfolded Out Of The Folds Unfolded out of the folds of the woman, man comes unfolded, and is always to come unfolded; 874
303: Unnamed Lands Nations ten thousand years before These States, and many times ten thousand years before These States; 909
304: Vicouac On A Mountain Side I see before me now, a traveling army halting; 826
305: Virgil Strange I Kept On The Field Vigil strange I kept on the field one night: 937
306: Virginia, The West The noble Sire, fallen on evil days, 867
307: Visor'd A mask, a perpetual natural disguiser of herself, 923
308: Voices Now I make a leaf of Voices, for I have found nothing mightier than they are, 926
309: Walt Whitman I Celebrate myself; 994
310: Walt Whitman's Caution To The States, or any one of them, or any city of The States, 883
311: Wandering At Morn Wandering at morn, 936
312: Warble Of Lilac-Time Warble me now, for joy of Lilac-time, 869
313: We Two Boys Together Clinging We two boys together clinging, 929
314: We Two, How Long We Were Fool'd We two, how long we were fool'd! 927
315: Weave In, Weave In, My Hardy Life Weave in! weave in, my hardy life! 828
316: What Am I, After All? What am I, after all, but a child, pleas'd with the sound of my own name? repeating it over and over; 854
317: What Best I See In Thee What best I see in thee, 854
318: What General Has A Good Army What General has a good army in himself, has a good army; 811
319: What Place Is Besieged? What place is besieged, and vainly tries to raise the siege? 837
320: What Think You I Take My Pen In Hand? What think you I take my pen in hand to record? 856
321: What Weeping Face What weeping face is that looking from the window? 868
322: When I Heard At The Close Of The Day When I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv'd with plaudits in the capitol, 974
323: When I Heard The Learn'd Astronomer When I heard the learn'd astronomer; 845
324: When I Peruse The Conquer'd Fame When I peruse the conquer'd fame of heroes, and the victories of mighty generals, I do not envy the generals, 834
325: When I Read The Book When I read the book, the biography famous, 858
326: When Lilacs Last In The Door-yard Bloom'd When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom’d, 805
327: Whispers Of Heavenly Death Whispers of heavenly death, murmur'd I hear; 863
328: Who Is Now Reading This? May-be one is now reading this who knows some wrong-doing of my past life, 875
329: Who Learns My Lesson Complete? Who learns my lesson complete? 841
330: Whoever You Are, Holding Me Now In Hand Whoever you are, holding me now in hand, 895
331: With All Thy Gifts, America With all thy gifts, America, 857
332: With Antecedents With antecedents; 855
333: World, Take Good Notice World, take good notice, silver stars fading, 866
334: Year Of Meteors, 1859 '60 Year of meteors! brooding year! 916
335: Year That Trembled Year that trembled and reel'd beneath me! 968
336: Years Of The Modern Years of the modern! years of the unperform'd! 1015
337: Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours Yet, yet, ye downcast hours, I know ye also; 884
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Walter Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and Realism, incorporating both views in his works. His works have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.[1] Whitman is among the most influential and controversial poets in the American canon. His work has been described as a "rude shock" and "the most audacious and debatable contribution yet made to American literature."[2] As Whitman wrote in Leaves of Grass (By Blue Ontario's Shore), "Rhymes and rhymers pass away...America justifies itself, give it time..."


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