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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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Savantism

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Walt Whitman·1819–1892
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hither as I look I see each result and glory retracing itself andnestling close, always obligated,Thither hours, months, years--thither trades, compacts,establishments, even the most minute,Thither every-day life, speech, utensils, politics, persons, estates;Thither we also, I with my leaves and songs, trustful, admirant,As a father to his father going takes his children along with him.
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