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Leaves of Grass (1891-92)
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WITH ALL THY GIFTS.
| WITH all thy gifts America, |
| Standing secure, rapidly tending, overlooking the world, |
Power, wealth, extent, vouchsafed to thee—with these and like
of these vouchsafed to thee,
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What if one gift thou lackest? (the ultimate human problem never
solving,)
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The gift of perfect women fit for thee—what if that gift of gifts
thou lackest?
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The towering feminine of thee? the beauty, health, completion,
fit for thee?
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| The mothers fit for thee? |
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