 Poets to come ! Orators, singers, musicians to come ! Not to-day is to justify me and answer what I am for, But you, a new brood, native, athletic, continental, greater than before known, Arouse, for you must justify me.  The University Magazine and Free Review - Page 1651899Full view - About this book
 | Walt Whitman - 1868 - 464 pages
...POETS TO COME. i. T)OETS to come ! -*• Not to-day is to justify me, and Democracy, and what we are for ; But you, a new brood, native, athletic, continental, greater than before known, You must justify me. a. I but write one or two indicative words for the future, I but advance a moment,... | |
 | Anne Burrows Gilchrist - 1887 - 442 pages
...exhilarating,—a resplendent faith in God and man which will kindle anew the faith of the world :— " Poets to come! Orators, singers, musicians to come!...athletic, continental, greater than before known, Arouse ! Arouse—for you must justify me—you must answer. I myself but write one or two indicative words... | |
 | Elizabeth Porter Gould - 1900 - 126 pages
...exhilarating, — a resplendent faith in God and man which will kindle anew the faith of the world : — " Poets to come ! Orators, singers, musicians to come...athletic, continental, greater than before known, Arouse ! Arouse — for you must justify me — you must answer. I myself but write one or two indicative... | |
 | Walt Whitman - 1900 - 548 pages
...answerer" added in 1870. * " the answerer " added in 1870. POETS TO COME. First published in 1860. POETS to come ! orators, singers, musicians to come...athletic, continental, greater than before known, Arouse ! Arouse — for you must justify me — you must answer.* I myself* but write one or two indicative... | |
 | Walt Whitman - 1900 - 554 pages
...1870. POETS TO COME. First published in 1860. POETS to come ! orators, singers, musicians to come I1 Not to-day is to justify me, and answer what I am...athletic, continental, greater than before known, Arouse ! Arouse — for you must justify me — you must answer.' I myself4 but write one or two indicative... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1901 - 474 pages
...utter the word Democratic, the word En Masse. Poets to come, orators, singers, musicians to come, Xot to-day is to justify me and answer what I am for....before known, Arouse ! for you must justify me ! I am a man who, sauntering along without fully stopping, turns a casual look upon you and then averts... | |
 | Lorenzo Sears - 1902 - 506 pages
...sample of the series : 1. " Poets to come ! Not to-day is to justify me, and Democracy, and what we are for, But you, a new brood, native, athletic, continental, greater than before known, You must justify me. 4. " Of to-day I know I am momentary, untouched — I am the bard of the future,... | |
 | Walt Whitman - 1902 - 380 pages
...through such laws ? 14. 1. POETS to come ! Not to-day is to justify me, and Democracy, and what we are for, But you, a new brood, native, athletic, continental, greater than before known, You must justify me. 2. Indeed, if it were not for you, what would I be ? What is the little I have... | |
 | Curtis Hidden Page - 1905 - 730 pages
...fellows, robust, friendly, Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs. 1860. POETS TO COME POETS to come ! orators, singers, musicians to come...athletic, continental, greater than before known, Arouse I for you must justify me. I myself but write one or two indicative words for the future, I but advance... | |
 | Louise Downes - 1910 - 440 pages
...advance a moment, only to wheel and hurry back in the darkness .... expecting the main things of you. Not to-day is to justify me, and answer what I am...athletic, continental, greater than before known, Arouse. Arouse — for you must justify me — you must answer." This woman movement and its final solution... | |
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