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Walt Whitman craved respectabillity and public adulation later in life, letting his beard grow and posing with a fake butterfly to demonstrate his saintliness. (Library of Congress)
Library of Congress
Walt Whitman craved respectabillity and public adulation later in life, letting his beard grow and posing with a fake butterfly to demonstrate his saintliness. (Library of Congress)
Library of Congress