... it is apparent that Whitman's love for democracy was diminishing after seeing the destruction it could cause against fellow man, though at first it was for a cause that furthered unity and equality during his childhood. Another of his poem collections, "Sea Drift", Whitman swings to transcendentalism the poems often-contained universal themes of separation and love. "Passage to India", a poem from this collection, details a sailing voyage ... something that appears to be a lyric in an opera (Composers! Mighty maestros! And you, sweet singers of old lands-Sopani! Tenori! Bassi! To you a ...

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