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Poem by Walt Whitman


Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 1. Mannahatta


My city's fit and noble name resumed,
Choice aboriginal name, with marvellous beauty, meaning,
A rocky founded island—shores where ever gayly dash the coming,
      going, hurrying sea waves.



Walt Whitman


Walt Whitman's other poems:
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  2. Leaves of Grass. 24. Autumn Rivulets. 23. To a Pupil
  3. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 18. Sounds of the Winter
  4. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 14. Interpolation Sounds
  5. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 47. Orange Buds by Mail from Florida


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