Both Uses of
sparse
in
Leaves of Grass
- You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me You lingering sparse leaves of me on winter-nearing boughs, And I some well-shorn tree of field or orchard-row; You tokens diminute and lorn—(not now the flush of May, or July clover-bloom—no grain of August now;) You pallid banner-staves—you pennants valueless—you overstay'd of time, Yet my soul-dearest leaves confirming all the rest, The faithfulest—hardiest—last.†
Chpt 34 *
- You lingering sparse leaves of me on winter-nearing boughs, And I some well-shorn tree of field or orchard-row; You tokens diminute and lorn——(not now the flush of May, or July clover-bloom——no grain of August now;) You pallid banner-staves——you pennants valueless——you overstay'd of time, Yet my soul-dearest leaves confirming all the rest, The faithfulest——hardiest——last.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(sparse) not dense; or few in number and spread out