Walter Whitman Jr. (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often...
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.
We have so many words for states of mind, and so few for the states of the body.
As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.