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Trippers and askers surround me,People I meet—the effect upon me of my early life, or the ward and city I live in, or the nation,
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My dinner, dress, associates, looks, work, compliments, dues,
The real or fancied indifference of some man or woman I love,
The sickness of one of my folks, or of myself, or ill-doing, or loss or lack of money, or depressions or exaltations,
These come to me days and nights, and go from me again,
But they are not the Me myself.
| Leaves of grass. (1861-1861) | |