Filthy to others, to me they are not filthy, but illustrious; while critics consider those subjects from the point of view of persons standing on the lowest animal and infidelistic platform. Which, then, is really the beast?
Leaves of Grass
Discussion of his poetry, likely in letters or essays defending 'Leaves of Grass'
c. 1860s-1880s
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"I am a poet of the city, and I am a poet of the country."
Humorous"I say we had best look our times and lands searchingly in the face, like a physician diagnosing some deep disease. Never was there, perhaps, more hollowness at heart than at present, and here in the U…"
Controversial"Our leading men are not of much account and never have been, but the average of the people is immense, beyond all history."
Controversial"I have no doubt that the universe is a friendly place."
Humorous"I am the sworn poet of the new, modern, democratic man."
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