Leaves of Grass · Character
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist and poet, cited as a literary influence.
minor
Also known as Sir Walter Scott, Scott
First appearance: inscriptions
Walter Scott shows up with force in Old Chants. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a poet in the lineage of old chants.
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In Old Chants: Mentioned as a poet in the lineage of old chants. Later, in Endnotes: Whitman references Scott's Complete Poems, especially…
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