...Walt Whitman at first proceeds to put his own body and soul into the new versification: "I celebrate myself, And what I assume you shall assume. For every atom belonging to me, as good belongs to you." He leaves houses and their shuttered rooms, for the open air. He drops disguise and ceremony, and walks...

...own personal environment; (2) the ego that sees with himself innumerable counterpart identities, " I celebrate myself and sing myself, And what I assume...For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to yon ;" and (3) in all personality the egotism which is a part of God, the transcendental ego, where...

...explains it. The poem is nominally upon himself, but really includes everybody. It begins : ' I celebrate myself. And what I assume, you shall assume ; For every atom belonging to me, as good belongs to you.1 In a word, Walt Whitman represents the kosmical man — he is the ADAMUS of\ the Nineteenth century...

...various passages. But the broad development is obvious. "Walt Whitman " begins thus :— I celebrate myself; And what I assume you shall assume; For every atom belonging to me, as good as belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul; I lean and loafe at my ease, observing a spear of summer...

...various passages. But the broad development is obvious. "Walt Whitman " begins thus : — I celebrate myself; And what I assume you shall assume ; For every atom belonging to me, as good as belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul ; I lean and loafe at my ease, observing a spear of summer...

...clause is really too fetchingly poetic. One sample more : — I celebrate myself. And what I shall assume You shall assume ; For every atom belonging to me. as good belongs to you. Oh, to level occupations and the sexes ! (), to bring all t<> common ground ! O, adhesiveness ! (),...

...this celebration of himself is not exclusive, as of a unit merely, but one embracing the race — " I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume...every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Swiftly arose and spread around me the peace and knowledge that pass all the argument of the earth,...

...this celebration of himself is not exclusive, as of a unit merely, but one embracing the race — " I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume...every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Swiftly arose and spread around me the peace and knowledge that pass all the argument of the earth,...

...boating, fishing, and riding are good ; and here also the vacation-idler may say, with Walt Whitman: — " I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease, observing a spear of summer A mile or so back of the village is the charming Lake ;/ Wentworth, four miles long, and endowed with...

...— 1. Whitman's egotism is one of his most noticeable traits. A long and remarkable poem is entitled "Song of Myself": " I celebrate myself, and sing myself;...every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loaf and invite my soul ; I lean and loaf at my ease, observing a spear of summer grass." 2. His democracy...