Both Uses of
testimony
in
Leaves of Grass
- 17 O I see flashing that this America is only you and me, Its power, weapons, testimony, are you and me, Its crimes, lies, thefts, defections, are you and me, Its Congress is you and me, the officers, capitols, armies, ships, are you and me, Its endless gestations of new States are you and me, The war, (that war so bloody and grim, the war I will henceforth forget), was you and me, Natural and artificial are you and me, Freedom, language, poems, employments, are you and me, Past,…†
Chpt 23
- These faces bear testimony slumbering or awake, They show their descent from the Master himself.†
Chpt 32 *
Definition:
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(testimony) something that serves as evidence -- especially a statement at a trial or hearing