I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain’d, I stand and look at them long and long.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Song of Myself, section 32, Leaves of Grass; Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete opening sentence of a passage contrasting animals’ composure with human anxieties.
- Song of Myself, section 32, Leaves of Grass
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