Leaves of Grass (1860)/Savantism

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3341857Leaves of Grass — Savantism1860Walt Whitman

SAVANTISM.

Thither, as I look, I see each result and glory retracing
itself and nestling close, always obligated;
Thither hours, months, years—thither trades, compacts,
establishments, even the most minute.
Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, persons,
estates.
Thither we also, I with my leaves and songs, trustful,
admirant.
As a father, to his father going, takes his children
along with him.