A Noiseless Patient Spider
A Noiseless Patient Spider
by Walt Whitman

A Noiseless Patient Spider Quotes

Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.

Man and the Natural World Quotes

"A noiseless, patient spider" (line 1)

Spirituality Quotes

"And you O my soul where you stand" (line 6)

Isolation Quotes

"On a little promontory it stood isolated" (line 2)

Exploration Quotes

"I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood" (line 2)