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Leaves of Grass (1881-82)
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WHEN I HEARD THE LEARN'D ASTRONOMER.
WHEN I heard the learn'd astronomer, |
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, |
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and
measure them,
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When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much
applause in the lecture-room,
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How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, |
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself, |
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, |
Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars. |
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