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The sense of the mother

of all—

—of a grand_^ Nationality of nationality, one but composite

& multiform members,

on common grounds

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The mar fusion &

solution of all the

☞ modern forces, intensities,

ardent physical & intel-

☞ lectual activities, in

a sane agricultural

Nature, and in ^?employments

& trades—

Date: These notes were drafted between August 1, 1871, when Whitman received an invitation to deliver a poem at the opening of the American Institute's fortieth National Industrial Exhibition in New York City, and September 7, 1871, when he delivered the poem.

Editorial note: "After All Not to Create Only" was published on September 7, 1871 in a variety of large newspapers and later that year as a booklet. The poem was ultimately titled "Song of the Exposition."; The verso of the manuscript leaf is blank.

Location: After All, Not to Create Only (1871). Manuscript Drafts and Notes. | The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

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