Both Uses of
Quakers
in
Leaves of Grass
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At home on Kanadian snow-shoes or up in the bush, or with fishermen
off Newfoundland,
At home in the fleet of ice-boats, sailing with the rest and tacking,
At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine, or the
Texan ranch,
Comrade of Californians, comrade of free North-Westerners, (loving
their big proportions,)
Comrade of raftsmen and coalmen, comrade of all who shake hands
and welcome to drink and meat,
A learner with the simplest, a teacher of the thoughtfullest,
A novice beginning yet experient of myriads of seasons,
Of every hue and caste am I, of every rank and religion,
A farmer, mechanic, artist, gentleman, sailor, quaker,
Prisoner, fancy-man,†Chpt 3Quaker = a member of the Religious Society of Friends (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
- She looks out from her quaker cap, her face is clearer and more
beautiful than the sky.†Chpt 32 *
Definition:
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)