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I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. [Walt] Whitman, Leaves of grass
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. [Walt] Whitman, Leaves of grass" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966 - 1999. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e818e030-03cf-0132-67eb-58d385a7b928
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. [Walt] Whitman, Leaves of grass" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e818e030-03cf-0132-67eb-58d385a7b928
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1966 - 1999). I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. [Walt] Whitman, Leaves of grass Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e818e030-03cf-0132-67eb-58d385a7b928
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