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Poem by Walt Whitman


Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 1. Mannahatta


My city's fit and noble name resumed,
Choice aboriginal name, with marvellous beauty, meaning,
A rocky founded island—shores where ever gayly dash the coming,
      going, hurrying sea waves.



Walt Whitman


Walt Whitman's other poems:
  1. Leaves of Grass. 24. Autumn Rivulets. 35. Italian Music in Dakota
  2. Leaves of Grass. 33. Songs of Parting. 14. Portals
  3. Leaves of Grass. 24. Autumn Rivulets. 38. The Prairie States
  4. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 17. A Christmas Greeting
  5. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. Fancies at Navesink. 6. Proudly the Flood Comes In


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