1. Reprinted in the "Sands at Seventy" annex to Leaves of Grass (1888). [back]
2. Mannahatta, meaning "land of many hills," is the Native American name Whitman uses for New York City. In the "Sands at Seventy" annex to Leaves of Grass, Whitman italicized the final line and changed it to read, "A rocky founded island—shores where ever gayly dash the coming, going, hurrying sea waves." [back]