Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Leaves of Grass. 1900.
312. I will Take an Egg Out of the Robin’s Nest
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I will take a branch of gooseberries from the old bush in the garden, and go and preach to the world;
You shall see I will not meet a single heretic or scorner,
You shall see how I stump clergymen, and confound them,
You shall see me showing a scarlet tomato, and a white pebble from the beach.