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413 Walt Whitman - "Song of Myself"

The History of Literature

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O My Brothers and Sisters, It Is Not Chaos or Death

O my brothers and sisters, it is not chaos or death. It is form union plan. It is eternal life. It is happiness. The creation is the friend whose embracing awakes me. Perhaps i might tell more outlines. I am large. I contain multitudes. And i stay only a minute longer? Do i contradict myself? Very well, then i contradict myself. Who wishes to walk with me? Will you speak before i am gone? will you prove already too late?"

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