...suffice for the ideal of man—nor suffice the poet. No reminiscences may suffice either. A live nation can always cut a deep mark, and can have the best authority the cheapest—namely, from its own soul. This is the sum of the profitable uses of individuals or states,...

...suffice for the ideal of man nor suffice the poet. No reminiscences may suffice either. A live nation can always cut a deep mark, and can have the best authority the cheapest — namely, from its own sou?. This is the sum of the profitable uses of individuals or states, and of present action and grandeur,...

...of him," he says in his preface to ",Leaves of Grass," " who would be the greatest poet, is to-day. As if it were necessary to trot back generation after generation to the Eastern records !" We have ourselves so strongly insisted on this point, that we need scarcely say we cordially agree...

...of him," he says in his preface to ".Leaves of Grass," " who would be the greatest poet, is to-day. As if it were necessary to trot back generation after generation to the Eastern records !" We have ourselves so strongly insisted on this point, that we need scarcely say we cordially agree...

...experimenting. There is evidence of the Whitman influence in this volume— the Whitman who wrote: ' 'As if it were necessary to trot back generation after generation to the eattern records. As if the beauty and sacredness of the demonstrable mult fall behind that of the mythical!...

...for the ideal of jman . . . nor suffice the poet. No reminiscences may suffice either. A live nation can always cut a deep mark and can have the best authority the cheapest . ^.j, . namely from its own soul. This is the sum of the profitable uses of individuals or \ states...

...the new forms.' The new forms of civilization have 'the best authority,' namely, the national soul. 'As if it were necessary to trot back generation after generation' to consult the old records! Evolving out of European stock a distinctive race, the very 'race of races,'...

...suffi.ce for the ideal of man... ñor suffice the poet. No reminiscences may suffice either. A Uve nation can always cut a deep mark and can have the best authority...own soul. This is the sum of the profitable uses of individuáis or states and ofpresent action and grandeur and ofthe subjects of poete. -As if it were...

...ideal of man— nor suffice the poet. No reminiscences may suffice either. A live nation can al35 ways cut a deep mark, and can have the best authority the...eastern records! As if the beauty and sacredness of the 40 demonstrable must fall behind that of the mythical! As if men do not make their mark out of any...

...even in its newspapers or inventors . . . but always most in its common people. And . . .a live nation can always cut a deep mark and can have the best authority,...action and grandeur and of the subjects of poets." And he exclaims . . . "as if it were necessary to trot back generation after generation to the eastern...