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I am large, I contain multitudes. — Walt Whitman · Smartyfair

I am large, I contain multitudes.

Walt Whitman1819–1892 · poet · 1800s USAWalt Whitman was an American poet whose bold, free-flowing collection Leaves of Grass broke away from traditional rhyme and rhythm to celebrate everyday people, nature, and democracy.1 quote

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How sure this is: 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Primary text, confirmed verbatim via Wikisource archive of Leaves of Grass, 'Song of Myself' section 51 (1891-92 deathbed edition).
Work: Leaves of Grass, 'Song of Myself' (section 51)
Occasion: 1892 · New York, USA · From Whitman's long poem about the many-sided self
Sources checked: en.wikisource.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Song of Myself, section 51
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Song of Myself sec. 51, Leaves of Grass 1882 ed. on Wikisource (line identical in the 1891-92 deathbed ed.) — words exact; the poem typesets the line inside parentheses as part of the contradict-myself triplet

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