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Long I Thought that Knowledge

by Walt Whitman

 LONG I thought that knowledge alone would suffice me—O if I could but obtain
 knowledge! 
Then my lands engrossed me—Lands of the prairies, Ohio’s land, the southern
 savannas,
 engrossed me—For them I would live—I would be their orator; 
Then I met the examples of old and new heroes—I heard of warriors, sailors, and all
 dauntless persons—And it seemed to...Read more of this...

Form: Free verse

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