Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was born on Long Island and educated in Brooklyn, New York. He served as a printer's devil, journeyman compositor, itinerant schoolteacher, editor, and unofficial nurse to Northern and Southern soldiers. Malcolm Cowley (editor/introducer; 1898–1989) a leadiing literary figure of his time, wrote numerous books of literary criticism, essays, and poetry.
Editor's Introduction
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LEAVES OF GRASS
Facsimile Frontispiece
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Facsimile Title Page
3
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Whitman's Introduction
5
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Song of Myself1
25
(62)
A Song for Occupations
87
(11)
To Think of Time
98
(7)
The Sleepers
105
(11)
I Sing the Body Electric
116
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Faces
124
(5)
Song of the Answerer
129
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Europe: The 72d and 73d Years of These States
133
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A Boston Ballad
135
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There Was a Child Went Forth
138
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Who Learns My Lesson Complete
140
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Great Are the Myths
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