I do not think seventy years is the time of a man or woman, Nor that seventy millions of years is the time of a man or woman, Nor that years will ever stop the existence of me, or any one else. β¨ 1855 Leaves of Grass, 'Autumn Rivulets', 'Who Learns My Lesson Complete?'
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- O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, / The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won β¨ O Captain! My Captain! l. 1 (1871)
- Resist much, obey little. β¨ Walt Whitman (2013). Leaves of Grass, p.15, Simon and Schuster
- Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems β¨ Song of Myself l. 33 (written 1855)
- Sure as the most certain sure, plumb in the uprights, well entretied, braced in the beams, Stout as a horse, affectionate, haughty, electrical, I and this mystery here we stand. β¨ Walt Whitman, Scull β¦ βΆ
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