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Leaves of Grass. (1855)

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

[A young man came to me with a message from his brother]

[Suddenly out of its stale and drowsy lair, the lair of slaves]

[Clear the way there Jonathan!]

[There was a child went forth every day]

[Who learns my lesson complete?]

[Great are the myths .... I too delight in them]

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Leaves of Grass. (1855)

Walt Whitman

1819-1892

Fowler and Wells

New York

1855