Poem by Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass. 1. Inscriptions. 1. One's-Self I Sing

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. 

1. Leaves of Grass. 32. From Noon to Starry Night. 12. Mediums
2. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 24. Hast Never Come to Thee an Hour
3. Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 30. Race of Veterans
4. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 9. My Canary Bird
5. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 28. Old Salt Kossabone

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