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Revered as one of the most influential american poets of all time, walt whitman used his own money to publish his first collection of poetry in a slim volume called leaves of grass. Signed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pick up the slim first edition whitman revised and expanded leaves of grass throughout his life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Leaves of grass by walt whitman free at loyal books. Today, this masterful collection remains not only a seminal event in american literature but also the incomparable achievement of one of americas greatest poetsan exuberant, passionate man who loved his country and wrote of it as no other has ever done. The first edition of the novel was published in 1855, and was written by walt whitman. Leaves of grass, first published in 1855, began as walt whitmanas collection of twelve unnamed poems, unique for their irregular line lengths and lack of rhyme. Pdf leaves of grass book by walt whitman free download. Robin wall kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the citizen potawatomi nation. She lives in syracuse, new york, where she is a suny distinguished teaching professor of environmental. Page 254 then with the knowledge of death as walking one side of me, and the thought of death closewalking the other side of me, and i in the middle as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, i fled forth to the hiding receiving night that talks not, down to the shores of the water, the path by the swamp in the dimness, to the solemn shadowy cedars and ghostly pines so still. Leaves of grass fairfax county public library overdrive. Ralph waldo emerson found it the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that america has yet produced.
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