The Commonplace

Poetry

By Walt Whitman 

The commonplace I sing; How cheap is health! how cheap nobility!

Abstinence, no falsehood, no gluttony, lust; The open air I sing, freedom, toleration,

(Take here the mainest lesson-less from books-less from the schools,)
The common day and night-the common earth and waters, Your farm-your work, trade, occupation,

The democratic wisdom underneath, like solid ground for all. 

1891
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Published by Victoria Wilson

Independent theorist interested in questions at the intersection of real estate, value and price.

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