The gift is to the giver, and comes back most to him

Walt Whitman
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The gift is to the giver, and comes back most to him - it cannot fail ✨ Walt Whitman Annotated LEAVES OF GRASS with English Grammar Exercises: by Walt Whitman (Author), Robert Powell (Editor), Powell Publications, LLC
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