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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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Do you guess I have some intricate purpose?

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Walt Whitman·1819–1892
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o you take it I would astonish?Does the daylight astonish? does the early redstart twitteringthrough the woods?Do I astonish more than they? This hour I tell things in confidence,I might not tell everybody, but I will tell you. 20Who goes there? hankering, gross, mystical, nude;How is it I extract strength from the beef I eat?
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