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Leaves of Grass (1891-92)
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THE COMMONPLACE.
| How cheap is health! how cheap nobility! |
| Abstinence, no falsehood, no gluttony, lust; |
| The open air I sing, freedom, toleration, |
(Take here the mainest lesson—less from books—less from the
schools,)
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| The common day and night—the common earth and waters, |
| Your farm—your work, trade, occupation, |
| The democratic wisdom underneath, like solid ground for all. |
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