Leaves of Grass

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 . Leaves of Grass
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22.

1. WHAT am I, after all, but a child, pleased with the
     sound of my own name? repeating it over and
     over,
I cannot tell why it affects me so much, when I hear
     it from women's voices, and from men's voices,
     or from my own voice,
I stand apart to hear -- it never tires me.

2. To you, your name also,
Did you think there was nothing but two or three
     pronunciations in the sound of your name?