The Patriotic Poems of Walt Whitman
Transcriber's note

 Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved. Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. A few typographical errors have been changed, and they are indicated with a mouse-hover and listed at the end of this book. 

America

Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,

All, all alike, endear'd, grown, ungrown, young or old,

Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich,

Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love,

A grand, sane, towering, seated Mother,

Chair'd in the adamant of Time.

THE PATRIOTIC POEMS OF WALT WHITMAN

DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY

1918

Copyright, 1918, by

Doubleday, Page & Company

Doubleday, Page & Company

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian

COPYRIGHT 1855, 1856, 1860, 1867 1871, 1876, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1888, 1891 BY WALT WHITMAN

COPYRIGHT 1897

BY RICHARD MAURICE BUCKE THOMAS B. HARNED AND HORACE L. TRAUBEL LITERARY EXECUTORS OF WALT WHITMAN

COPYRIGHT 1902


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