Ocupation: Poet
Life: May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892
Birthday: May 31
Death: March 26
O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet his opponent.
source: Walt Whitman (2008). “Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1860-1867”, p.335, NYU Press
topic: Strong, Army, Power, Perfect Conditions, Army Navy