O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perf…

Walt Whitman
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O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet his opponent. ✨ Walt Whitman (2008). Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1860-1867, p.335, NYU Press
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O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet his opponent. ✨ Walt Whitman (2008). Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1860-1867, p.335, NYU Press

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