Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, / The young are beautiful—but the old are more beautiful than the young.


Leaves of Grass (ed. 1882)


Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, / The young are beautiful—but the old are more beautiful than the young.

Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, / The young are beautiful—but the old are more beautiful than the young.

Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, / The young are beautiful—but the old are more beautiful than the young.

Women sit or move to and fro, some old, some young, / The young are beautiful—but the old are more beautiful than the young.