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The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem. — Walt Whitman

Poem

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass · 1855
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America
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Poem
Time
1855
Person
Walt Whitman
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Current citation
Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-2 Editions. Library of America, 2011, preface to 1855 edition.
Original citation
Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, preface.

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