Was it doubted that those who corrupt their own bodies conceal themselves?

Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass
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The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.

Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass (1855)
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Has anyone supposed it lucky to be born? I hasten to inform him or her that it is just as lucky to die, and I know it.

Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass
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Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass
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