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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Are You the New Person Drawn Toward Me?

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Walt Whitman·1819–1892
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re you the new person drawn toward me?To begin with take warning, I am surely far different from what you suppose;Do you suppose you will find in me your ideal?Do you think it so easy to have me become your lover?Do you think the friendship of me would be unalloy’d satisfaction?Do you think I am trusty and faithful?Do you see no further than this facade, this smooth and tolerantmanner of me?Do you suppose yourself advancing on real ground toward a real heroic man?Have you no thought O dreamer that it may be all maya, illusion?
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