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Leaves of Grass (1891-92)
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UNFOLDED OUT OF THE FOLDS.
UNFOLDED out of the folds of the woman man comes unfolded,
and is always to come unfolded,
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Unfolded only out of the superbest woman of the earth is to come
the superbest man of the earth,
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Unfolded out of the friendliest woman is to come the friendliest
man,
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Unfolded only out of the perfect body of a woman can a man be
form'd of perfect body,
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Unfolded only out of the inimitable poems of woman can come
the poems of man, (only thence have my poems come;)
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Unfolded out of the strong and arrogant woman I love, only
thence can appear the strong and arrogant man I love,
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Unfolded by brawny embraces from the well-muscled woman I
love, only thence come the brawny embraces of the man,
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Unfolded out of the folds of the woman's brain come all the folds
of the man's brain, duly obedient,
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Unfolded out of the justice of the woman all justice is unfolded, |
Unfolded out of the sympathy of the woman is all sympathy; |
A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity, but
every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of
woman;
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First the man is shaped in the woman, he can then be shaped in
himself.
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