Which two were earlier titles of Whitman's 'Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking'?
- A. 'Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night'
- B. 'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry'
- C. 'A Child's Reminiscence'
- D. 'The Wound-Dresser'
- E. 'A Word Out of the Sea'
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Correct answer: A. C and E only
Explanation
It appeared as 'A Child's Reminiscence' in the Saturday Press (24 December 1859) and as 'A Word Out of the Sea' in Leaves of Grass (1860). It took its present title in 1871 and settled in 'Sea-Drift' in 1881.
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