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Leaves of Grass (1891-92)
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A CHRISTMAS GREETING.
From a Northern Star-Group to a Southern. 1889-'90.
WELCOME, Brazilian brother—thy ample place is ready; |
A loving hand—a smile from the north—a sunny instant hail! |
(Let the future care for itself, where it reveals its troubles, im-
pedimentas,
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Ours, ours the present throe, the democratic aim, the acceptance
and the faith;)
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To thee to-day our reaching arm, our turning neck—to thee
from us the expectant eye,
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Thou cluster free! thou brilliant lustrous one! thou, learning well, |
The true lesson of a nation's light in the sky, |
(More shining than the Cross, more than the Crown,) |
The height to be superb humanity. |
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