...comrades in the night, Come lovely and soothing death, 135 Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each,...life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, 140 And for love, sweet love — but praise! praise! praise! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding...

...this is not poetry? — Come, lovely and soothing Death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate Death. Praised be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious; And for...

..."the song of death": "Come, lovely, and soothing Death, / Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, / In the day, in the night, to all, to each,...delicate Death. // Prais'd be the fathomless universe, / . . . O praise and praise / For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding Death" (LG Varll, 536)....

...See Swift on books. 54 Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate death. WALT WHITMAN, (1819-1892) US poet. "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed," st. 14(1881). 55 Against...

...death introduced earlier: Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each,...sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death. Dark mother always gliding near with soft feet, Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome? Then I chant it...

...death introduced earlier: Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each,...and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, And tor love, sweet love - but praise! praise! praise! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death....

...comrades in the night; i6 Come, lovely and soothing Death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each,...delicate Death. Prais'd be the fathomless universe, no For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious; And for love, sweet love — But praise!...

...the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate Death. Prais'd be the fathomless universe, uo For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious; And for love, sweet love — But praise! O praise and praise, For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding Death. Dark Mother, always gliding...

...an alternative reading: Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate death. We fill the craters that are the wounds of death with outpourings of the heart. Religion blossoms....

...the "carol of death": Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving. In the day, in the night, to all, to each....For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death. 4 'In the bird's song the poet relives the many deaths he has witnessed personally and the battle scenes...