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 | Leaves of grass (1872) |  |
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O the mother's joys!The watching—the endurance—the precious love—the anguish—the patiently yielded life.
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O the joy of increase, growth, recuperation;The joy of soothing and pacifying—the joy of concord and harmony.
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O to go back to the place where I was born!To hear the birds sing once more!
To ramble about the house and barn, and over the fields, once more,
And through the orchard and along the old lanes once more.
| Leaves of grass (1872) | |