... Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por table Document file is f... ...ity. This Por table Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and i... ...e document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman , the Pennsylvania State University, Electroni... ...9 To the Leaven’d Soil They Trod........340 BOOK XXII. MEMORIES OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN..........341 When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d............... ............................520 After the Dazzle of Day.....................521 Abraham Lincoln, Born Feb. 12, 1809 ........................................ ....................520 After the Dazzle of Day.....................521 Abraham Lincoln, Born Feb. 12, 1809 ................................................ ...ies of mighty generals, I do not envy the generals, Nor the President in his Presidency, nor the rich in his great house, But when I hear of the broth... ...en my songs. Leaves of Grass –Whitman 340 BOOK XXII. MEMORIES OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN WHEN L ILACS L AST IN THE D OORYARD B LOOM’D 1 When lilacs... ...r chorus, or perfect band, Silent, athwart my soul, moves the symphony true. ABRAHAM L INCOLN, B ORN F EB. 12, 1809 To day, from each and all, a breat...

...Excerpt: BOOK I. INSCRIPTIONS. 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 powe...

...Contents LEAVES OF GRASS.......................8 BOOK I. INSCRIPTIONS..................9 One?s-Self I Sing...................................9 As I Ponder?d in Silence.....................10 In Cabin?d Ships at Sea.......................11 T...