Difference between revisions of "Walt Whitman, "One's Self I Sing" (1867)"
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One's-self I sing, a simple separate person, | One's-self I sing, a simple separate person, | ||
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Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse. | Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse. | ||
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Of physiology from top to toe I sing, | Of physiology from top to toe I sing, | ||
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Not physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I | Not physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I | ||
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: say the Form complete is worthier far, | : say the Form complete is worthier far, | ||
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The Female equally with the Male I sing. | The Female equally with the Male I sing. | ||
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Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power, | Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power, | ||
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Cheerful, for freest action form'd under the laws divine, | Cheerful, for freest action form'd under the laws divine, | ||
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The Modern Man I sing. | The Modern Man I sing. | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 12 April 2007
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One's-self I sing, a simple separate person,
Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse.
Of physiology from top to toe I sing,
Not physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I
- say the Form complete is worthier far,
The Female equally with the Male I sing.
Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power,
Cheerful, for freest action form'd under the laws divine,
The Modern Man I sing.
Critical Edition
Walt Whitman. “One’s Self I Sing [1867].” The Heath Anthology of American Literature. Vol. B. Fifth Edition. Ed. Paul Lauter. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. 2990.
