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ONE'S-SELF I SING by WALT WHITMAN

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First Line: ONE'S-SELF I SING, A SIMPLE SEPARATE PERSON
Last Line: THE MODERN MAN I SING.
Subject(s): SELF;
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.




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