English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 24. The Commonplace. Уолт Уитмен.

Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен)

Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 24. The Commonplace

The commonplace I sing;
How cheap is health! how cheap nobility!
Abstinence, no falsehood, no gluttony, lust;
The open air I sing, freedom, toleration,
(Take here the mainest lesson—less from books—less from the schools,)
The common day and night—the common earth and waters,
Your farm—your work, trade, occupation,
The democratic wisdom underneath, like solid ground for all.

Walt Whitman’s other poems:

1. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 10. To the Pending Year
2. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 11. Shakspere-Bacon’s Cipher
3. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 13. Bravo, Paris Exposition!
4. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 30. Unseen Buds
5. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 25. «The Rounded Catalogue Divine Complete»

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