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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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in a way that is correct and exact; without error

“She measured the ingredients accurately to ensure the cake turned out perfectly.”

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The Ship Starting

23 lines
Walt Whitman·1819–1892
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o, the unbounded sea,On its breast a ship starting, spreading all sails, carrying evenher moonsails.The pennant is flying aloft as she speeds she speeds so stately--below emulous waves press forward,They surround the ship with shining curving motions and foam. I Hear America Singing I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhandsinging on the steamboat deck,The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing ashe stands,The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning,or at noon intermission or at sundown,The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,or of the girl sewing or washing,Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what belongs to the day--at night the party of youngfellows, robust, friendly,Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.
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