The Walt Whitman Archive
Published Works
Books by Whitman
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THE SHIP STARTING.
LO, the unbounded sea,
On its breast a ship starting, spreading all sails, carrying even her
moonsails,
moonsails,
The pennant is flying aloft as she speeds she speeds so stately—
below emulous waves press forward,
below emulous waves press forward,
They surround the ship with shining curving motions and foam.