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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman
Short Name: Walt Whitman
Full Name: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Birth Year: 1819
Death Year: 1892

Walt Whitman; also known as Walter Whitman; b. May 31, 1819, West Hills, Long Island, N.Y., d. Mar. 26, 1892, Camden, N.J.; American poet and essayist

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Texts by Walt Whitman (8)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
All the past we leave behindWalt Whitman (Author)English11
At the last, tenderlyWalt Whitman (Author)English1
Earth's crammed with heavenWalt Whitman (Author)English1
Now, trumpeter, for thy closeWalt Whitman (Author)English1
One effort more, my altar this bleak sandWalt Whitman (Author)English1
Passage, immediate passage, the blood burns inWalt Whitman (Author)English1
Pensive and falteringWalt Whitman (Author)English1
Whispers of heavenly death murnured I hearWalt Whitman (Author)English1
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