Poem · Walt Whitman
Primeval my Love for the Woman I Love
“Primeval my Love for the Woman I Love” by Walt Whitman: full text of the poem (6 lines, 56 words), single stanza. Public domain.
PRIMEVAL my love for the woman I love,
O bride! O wife! more resistless, more enduring than I can tell, the thought of you!
Then separate, as disembodied, the purest born,
The ethereal, the last athletic reality, my consolation,
I ascend—I float in the regions of your love, O man,
O sharer of my roving life.
Typesetting this poem in a book
| Trim (11 pt) | Characters per line | Longest line |
|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 55 characters | Lines will wrap — use a hanging indent |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in Digest | 62 characters | Lines will wrap — use a hanging indent |
| 6 x 9 in US Trade | 67 characters | Lines will wrap — use a hanging indent |
| 7 x 10 in Executive | 81 characters | Lines will wrap — use a hanging indent |
Poetry should not wrap mid-line; if it must, indent the turnover. See the poetry collection guide.
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Sources & data
- Text from PoetryDB (public domain).