 I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with...  Evolution and Human Values - Page 117edited by - 1995 - 251 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | 1875 - 80 pages
...with Whitman, — " I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and selfcontain'd ; They do not sweat and whine about their condition...not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins ; Not one is dissatisfied — not one is demented with the mania of owning things ; Not one is respectable... | |
 | 1876 - 844 pages
...and self-contained ; I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about tl.eir condition ; They do not lie awake in the dark and...thousands of years ago ; Not one is respectable or industrious over the whole earth. Wise men have long been, and are likely to be, content to learn from... | |
 | Great Britain - 1876 - 1022 pages
...anil live with animals, they are so placid and solf-contained; I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition...They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sin3 ; They do not make mo sick discussing their duty to God; Not one is dissatisfied — not one is... | |
 | Walter Lewin - 1879 - 252 pages
...live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained ; I stand and look at them long and long, They do not sweat and whine about their condition...make me sick discussing their duty to God; Not one is dissatisfied—not one is demented with the mania of owning things ; Not one kneels to another, nor... | |
 | Education - 1928 - 692 pages
...and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd. I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition....do not make me sick discussing their duty to God. Xot one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things, Not one kneels to another,... | |
 | Walt Whitman - 1883 - 404 pages
...and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd, I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition,...thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. So they show their relations to me and I accept them, They bring me tokens... | |
 | Sidney Lanier - English fiction - 1883 - 312 pages
...live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd : . I stand and look at them long and long. Not one is dissatisfied — not one is demented with the mania of owning things : Not one is respectable or industrious over the whole earth." The Whitman method of reaching naivete is here... | |
 | English wit and humor - 1888 - 344 pages
...and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition,...thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. So they show their relations to me and I accept them, They bring me tokens... | |
 | Criticism - 1884 - 928 pages
...for they are about the only animals in the world to whom these words will apply; 'For,' says Whitman, 'not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things.' But suppose he »ere taking one of his favorite night strolls in the woods of Bengal rather than of... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1887 - 272 pages
...live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd ; I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition,...thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. So they shew their relations to me and I accept them, They bring me tokens... | |
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