Fast “read the excerpt from “ crossing brooklyn ferry.” the others that are to follow me, the ties between me and them, the certainty of others, the life, love, sight, hearing of others. others will enter the gates of the ferry and cross from shore to shore, others will watch the run of the flood-tide, others will see the shipping of manhattan north and west, and the heights of brooklyn to the south and east, which idea does walt whitman evoke by repeating “others will”? throughout history, people have taken rides on the same ferry as the narrator. many of the narrator’s friends and family will enjoy riding the ferry as well. many people will take the ferry and have an experience similar to the narrator’s. the experiences of the narrator on the ferry will not be felt by anyone else.