Leaves of Grass (1891-92)


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TO A CERTAIN CANTATRICE.


HERE, take this gift,
I was reserving it for some hero, speaker, or general,
One who should serve the good old cause, the great idea, the prog-
         ress and freedom of the race,
Some brave confronter of despots, some daring rebel;
But I see that what I was reserving belongs to you just as much as
         to any.
 
 
 
 
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