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Whitman declares his being 'Divine am I':
AAbove and below
BInside and out
CFront and back
DNow and forever
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Inside and out
1. The phrase comes from Whitman's celebration of embodied existence.
2. It treats the body as a site of sacred meaning, not opposed to soul.
3. The line is part of the radical theology of Leaves of Grass.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1322 — Whitman's Leaves of Grass — "Divine am I inside and out"_
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