Both Uses of
primeval
in
Leaves of Grass
- I speak the pass-word primeval, I give the sign of democracy, By God!†
Chpt 3 *
- We primeval forests felling, We the rivers stemming, vexing we and piercing deep the mines within, We the surface broad surveying, we the virgin soil upheaving, Pioneers!†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(primeval) ancient (of or from a long time ago); or having existed from ancient times