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This is a poem—a carol of words—these are hints of meanings,These are to echo the tones of Souls, and the phrases of Souls;
If they did not echo the phrases of Souls, what were they then?
If they had not reference to you in especial, what were they then?
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I swear I will never henceforth have to do with the faith that tells the best!I will have to do only with that faith that leaves the best untold.
| Leaves of grass (1872) | |