All 3 Uses of
haggard
in
Leaves of Grass
- You haggard, uncouth, untutor'd Bedowee!†
Chpt 6 *
- …against by the young rum-drinker and the old rum-drinker, The shape of the shamed and angry stairs trod by sneaking foot— steps, The shape of the sly settee, and the adulterous unwholesome couple, The shape of the gambling-board with its devilish winnings and losings, The shape of the step-ladder for the convicted and sentenced murderer, the murderer with haggard face and pinion'd arms, The sheriff at hand with his deputies, the silent and white-lipp'd crowd, the dangling of the rope.†
Chpt 12
- I see your rounded never-erased flow, I see 'neath the rims of your haggard and mean disguises.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(haggard) showing the wearing effects of overwork or suffering