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Whitman's all-embracing 'I' speaks 'of':
APhilosophers and saints
BRoyals and gentry only
COld and young, of the foolish as much as the wise
DSoldiers and statesmen
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise
1. The list-making line is one of Whitman's signature inclusionary moves.
2. The 'as much as' grammar refuses ranking.
3. Such cataloguing structures much of Leaves of Grass.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1322 — Whitman's Leaves of Grass — "I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise"_
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