All 3 Uses of
torrent
in
Leaves of Grass
- 8 I see the regions of snow and ice, I see the sharp-eyed Samoiede and the Finn, I see the seal-seeker in his boat poising his lance, I see the Siberian on his slight-built sledge drawn by dogs, I see the porpoise-hunters, I see the whale-crews of the south Pacific and the north Atlantic, I see the cliffs, glaciers, torrents, valleys, of Switzerland—I mark the long winters and the isolation.†
Chpt 6
- 2 'twas well, O soul—'twas a good preparation you gave me, Now we advance our latent and ampler hunger to fill, Now we go forth to receive what the earth and the sea never gave us, Not through the mighty woods we go, but through the mightier cities, Something for us is pouring now more than Niagara pouring, Torrents of men, (sources and rills of the Northwest are you indeed inexhaustible?†
Chpt 21
- Awaking from her woes at last retriev'd Amina sings, Copious as stars and glad as morning light the torrents of her joy.†
Chpt 25 *
Definition:
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(torrent) an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water