Leaves of Grass, Part 10 summary
Part 10 of 358 · Book 1: Inscriptions · 1 min to read the part
In Beginning My Studies, the speaker finds the opening of study so pleasing and overwhelming that consciousness, movement, living creatures, senses, and love become enough to dwell on. Rather than press onward, the speaker lingers over this beginning and makes joyful songs about it.
What happens
- The speaker begins studying and finds the opening step deeply pleasing.
- Consciousness, forms, movement, small creatures, senses, sight, and love fill the speaker with wonder.
- The speaker scarcely advances and feels little desire to move beyond this beginning.
- The speaker stays with the experience and celebrates it through joyful songs.
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Why does the speaker scarcely advance in study?
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