Questions tagged [walt-whitman]
Questions about the works of the American poet, essayist and journalist Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892) and his life as a writer. He is best known for this poetry collection 'Leaves of Grass'.
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Understanding two lines from “The Wound-Dresser” by Walt Whitman
Among the hospital poems, "The Wound-Dresser" by Walt Whitman is one of the best and finest. I wonder if anybody here can help me to understand two lines of this piece.
But in silence, in dreams’ ...
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Searching for a Whitman quote
I am looking for a quote attributed to Walt Whitman with the following approximate meaning:
Finding faults with others requires a bit of ability,
but stopping yourself from abusing that information ...
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What does Walt Whitman mean by “going in for my chances”?
From "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman:
What is commonest, cheapest, nearest, easiest, is Me,
Me going in for my chances, spending for vast returns,
Adorning myself to bestow myself on the first ...
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Whitman's idea of democracy
There are two lines which disturbs me a little on One's self I sing from Whitman. It reads:
One's self I sing, a simple separate person,
Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse.
Does it ...
