Leaves of Grass
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1. Front matter2. One’s-Self I Sing3. As I Ponder’d in Silence4. In Cabin’d Ships at Sea5. To Foreign Lands6. To a Historian7. To Thee Old Cause8. Eidolons9. For Him I Sing10. When I Read the Book11. Beginning My Studies12. Beginners13. To the States14. On Journeys Through the States15. To a Certain Cantatrice16. Me Imperturbe17. Savantism18. The Ship Starting19. I Hear America Singing20. What Place Is Besieged?21. Still Though the One I Sing22. Shut Not Your Doors23. Poets to Come24. To You25. Thou Reader26. BOOK II27. BOOK III28. BOOK IV. CHILDREN OF ADAM29. From Pent-Up Aching Rivers30. I Sing the Body Electric31. A Woman Waits for Me32. Spontaneous Me33. One Hour to Madness and Joy34. Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd35. Ages and Ages Returning at Intervals36. We Two, How Long We Were Fool’d37. O Hymen! O Hymenee!38. I Am He That Aches with Love39. Native Moments40. Once I Pass’d Through a Populous City41. I Heard You Solemn-Sweet Pipes of the Organ42. Facing West from California’s Shores43. As Adam Early in the Morning44. BOOK V. CALAMUS45. Scented Herbage of My Breast46. Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand47. For You, O Democracy48. These I Singing in Spring49. Not Heaving from My Ribb’d Breast Only50. Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances51. The Base of All Metaphysics52. Recorders Ages Hence53. When I Heard at the Close of the Day54. Are You the New Person Drawn Toward Me?55. Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone56. Not Heat Flames Up and Consumes57. Trickle Drops58. City of Orgies59. Behold This Swarthy Face60. I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing61. To a Stranger62. This Moment Yearning and Thoughtful63. I Hear It Was Charged Against Me64. The Prairie-Grass Dividing65. When I Peruse the Conquer’d Fame66. We Two Boys Together Clinging67. A Promise to California68. Here the Frailest Leaves of Me69. No Labor-Saving Machine70. A Glimpse71. A Leaf for Hand in Hand72. Earth, My Likeness73. I Dream’d in a Dream74. What Think You I Take My Pen in Hand?75. To the East and to the West76. Sometimes with One I Love77. To a Western Boy78. Fast Anchor’d Eternal O Love!79. Among the Multitude80. O You Whom I Often and Silently Come81. That Shadow My Likeness82. Full of Life Now83. BOOK VI84. BOOK VII85. BOOK VIII86. BOOK IX87. BOOK X88. BOOK XI89. BOOK XII90. BOOK XIII91. BOOK XIV92. BOOK XV93. BOOK XVI94. Youth, Day, Old Age and Night95. BOOK XVII. BIRDS OF PASSAGE96. Pioneers! O Pioneers!97. To You98. France [the 18th Year of these States99. Myself and Mine100. Year of Meteors [1859-60101. With Antecedents102. BOOK XVIII103. BOOK XIX. SEA-DRIFT104. As I Ebb’d with the Ocean of Life105. Tears106. To the Man-of-War-Bird107. Aboard at a Ship’s Helm108. On the Beach at Night109. The World below the Brine110. On the Beach at Night Alone111. Song for All Seas, All Ships112. Patroling Barnegat113. After the Sea-Ship114. BOOK XX. BY THE ROADSIDE115. Europe [The 72d and 73d Years of These States]116. A Hand-Mirror117. Gods118. Germs119. Thoughts120. Perfections121. O Me! O Life!122. To a President123. I Sit and Look Out124. To Rich Givers125. The Dalliance of the Eagles126. Roaming in Thought [After reading Hegel]127. A Farm Picture128. A Child’s Amaze129. The Runner130. Beautiful Women131. Mother and Babe132. Thought133. Visor’d134. Thought135. Gliding O’er all136. Hast Never Come to Thee an Hour137. Thought138. To Old Age139. Locations and Times140. Offerings141. To The States [To Identify the 16th, 17th, or 18th Presidentiad]142. BOOK XXI. DRUM-TAPS143. Eighteen Sixty-One144. Beat! Beat! Drums!145. From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a Bird146. Song of the Banner at Daybreak147. Rise O Days from Your Fathomless Deeps148. Virginia—The West149. City of Ships150. The Centenarian’s Story151. Cavalry Crossing a Ford152. Bivouac on a Mountain Side153. An Army Corps on the March154. Come Up from the Fields Father155. Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night156. A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, and the Road Unknown157. A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim158. As Toilsome I Wander’d Virginia’s Woods159. Not the Pilot160. Year That Trembled and Reel’d Beneath Me161. The Wound-Dresser162. Long, Too Long America163. Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun164. Dirge for Two Veterans165. Over the Carnage Rose Prophetic a Voice166. I Saw Old General at Bay167. The Artilleryman’s Vision168. Ethiopia Saluting the Colors169. Not Youth Pertains to Me170. Race of Veterans171. World Take Good Notice172. O Tan-Faced Prairie-Boy173. Look Down Fair Moon174. Reconciliation175. How Solemn As One by One [Washington City, 1865]176. As I Lay with My Head in Your Lap Camerado177. Delicate Cluster178. To a Certain Civilian179. Lo, Victress on the Peaks180. Spirit Whose Work Is Done [Washington City, 1865]181. Adieu to a Soldier182. Turn O Libertad183. To the Leaven’d Soil They Trod184. BOOK XXII. MEMORIES OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN185. O Captain! My Captain!186. Hush’d Be the Camps To-Day [May 4, 1865187. This Dust Was Once the Man188. BOOK XXIII189. Reversals190. BOOK XXIV. AUTUMN RIVULETS191. The Return of the Heroes192. There Was a Child Went Forth193. Old Ireland194. The City Dead-House195. This Compost196. To a Foil’d European Revolutionaire197. Unnamed Land198. Song of Prudence199. The Singer in the Prison200. Warble for Lilac-Time201. Outlines for a Tomb [G. P., Buried 1870]202. Out from Behind This Mask [To Confront a Portrait]203. Vocalism204. To Him That Was Crucified205. You Felons on Trial in Courts206. Laws for Creations207. To a Common Prostitute208. I Was Looking a Long While209. Thought210. Miracles211. Sparkles from the Wheel212. To a Pupil213. Unfolded out of the Folds214. What Am I After All215. Kosmos216. Others May Praise What They Like217. Who Learns My Lesson Complete?218. Tests219. The Torch220. O Star of France [1870-71]221. The Ox-Tamer222. Wandering at Morn223. With All Thy Gifts224. My Picture-Gallery225. The Prairie States226. BOOK XXV227. BOOK XXVI228. BOOK XXVII229. BOOK XXVIII230. Transpositions231. BOOK XXIX232. BOOK XXX. WHISPERS OF HEAVENLY DEATH233. Whispers of Heavenly Death234. Chanting the Square Deific235. Of Him I Love Day and Night236. Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours237. As If a Phantom Caress’d Me238. Assurances239. Quicksand Years240. That Music Always Round Me241. What Ship Puzzled at Sea242. A Noiseless Patient Spider243. O Living Always, Always Dying244. To One Shortly to Die245. Night on the Prairies246. Thought247. The Last Invocation248. As I Watch the Ploughman Ploughing249. Pensive and Faltering250. BOOK XXXI251. A Paumanok Picture252. BOOK XXXII. FROM NOON TO STARRY NIGHT253. Faces254. The Mystic Trumpeter255. To a Locomotive in Winter256. O Magnet-South257. Mannahatta258. All Is Truth259. A Riddle Song260. Excelsior261. Ah Poverties, Wincings, and Sulky Retreats262. Thoughts263. Mediums264. Weave in, My Hardy Life265. Spain, 1873-74266. From Far Dakota’s Canyons [June 25, 1876]267. Old War-Dreams268. Thick-Sprinkled Bunting269. As I Walk These Broad Majestic Days270. A Clear Midnight271. BOOK XXXIII. SONGS OF PARTING272. Years of the Modern273. Ashes of Soldiers274. Thoughts275. Song at Sunset276. As at Thy Portals Also Death277. My Legacy278. Pensive on Her Dead Gazing279. Camps of Green280. The Sobbing of the Bells [Midnight, Sept. 19-20, 1881]281. As They Draw to a Close282. Joy, Shipmate, Joy!283. The Untold Want284. Portals285. These Carols286. Now Finale to the Shore287. So Long!288. BOOK XXXIV. SANDS AT SEVENTY289. Paumanok290. From Montauk Point291. To Those Who’ve Fail’d292. A Carol Closing Sixty-Nine293. The Bravest Soldiers294. A Font of Type295. As I Sit Writing Here296. My Canary Bird297. Queries to My Seventieth Year298. The Wallabout Martyrs299. The First Dandelion300. America301. Memories302. To-Day and Thee303. After the Dazzle of Day304. Abraham Lincoln, Born Feb. 12, 1809305. Out of May’s Shows Selected306. Halcyon Days307. Election Day, November, 1884308. With Husky-Haughty Lips, O Sea!309. Death of General Grant310. Red Jacket (From Aloft)311. Washington’s Monument February, 1885312. Of That Blithe Throat of Thine313. Broadway314. To Get the Final Lilt of Songs315. Old Salt Kossabone316. The Dead Tenor317. Continuities318. Yonnondio319. Life320. “Going Somewhere”321. Small the Theme of My Chant322. True Conquerors323. The United States to Old World Critics324. The Calming Thought of All325. Thanks in Old Age326. Life and Death327. The Voice of the Rain328. Soon Shall the Winter’s Foil Be Here329. While Not the Past Forgetting330. The Dying Veteran331. Stronger Lessons332. A Prairie Sunset333. Twenty Years334. Orange Buds by Mail from Florida335. Twilight336. You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me337. Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone338. The Dead Emperor339. As the Greek’s Signal Flame340. The Dismantled Ship341. Now Precedent Songs, Farewell342. An Evening Lull343. Old Age’s Lambent Peaks344. After the Supper and Talk345. BOOKXXXV. GOOD-BYE MY FANCY346. Lingering Last Drops347. Good-Bye My Fancy348. On, on the Same, Ye Jocund Twain!349. MY 71st Year350. Apparitions351. The Pallid Wreath352. An Ended Day353. Old Age’s Ship & Crafty Death’s354. To the Pending Year355. Shakspere-Bacon’s Cipher356. Long, Long Hence357. Bravo, Paris Exposition!358. Interpolation Sounds359. To the Sun-Set Breeze360. Old Chants361. A Christmas Greeting362. Sounds of the Winter363. A Twilight Song364. When the Full-Grown Poet Came365. Osceola366. A Voice from Death367. A Persian Lesson368. The Commonplace369. “The Rounded Catalogue Divine Complete”370. Mirages371. L. of G.’s Purport372. The Unexpress’d373. Grand Is the Seen374. Unseen Buds375. Good-Bye My Fancy!