What a devil art thou, Poverty! How many desires

Walt Whitman
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What a devil art thou, Poverty! How many desires - how many aspirations after goodness and truth - how many noble thoughts, loving wishes toward our fellows, beautiful imaginings thou hast crushed under thy heel, without remorse or pause! ✨ Walt Whitman (1998). The Journalism: 1834-1846, Peter Lang Pub Incorporated
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