PORTFOLIO used in LEAVES OF GRASS -- sense 3

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portfolio

Used in

Leaves of Grass

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…and applying come I, Outbidding at the start the old cautious hucksters, Taking myself the exact dimensions of Jehovah, Lithographing Kronos, Zeus his son, and Hercules his grandson, Buying drafts of Osiris, Isis, Belus, Brahma, Buddha, In my portfolio placing Manito loose, Allah on a leaf, the crucifix engraved, With Odin and the hideous-faced Mexitli and every idol and image, Taking them all for what they are worth and not a cent more, Admitting they were alive and did the work of… (not reviewed by editor)

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as in: investment protfolio

as in: a leather portfolio

as in: showed her creative portfolio

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