Both Uses of
disperse
in
Leaves of Grass
- As wending the crowds now part and disperse—but we old man, Not for nothing have I brought you hither—we must remain, You to speak in your turn, and I to listen and tell.†
Chpt 21 *
- Melt, melt away ye armies—disperse ye blue-clad soldiers, Resolve ye back again, give up for good your deadly arms, Other the arms the fields henceforth for you, or South or North, With saner wars, sweet wars, life-giving wars.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(disperse as in: the crowd dispersed) to scatter or cause to spread