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Leaves of Grass.
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The one to remain hung on the other's neck, and passionately
kissed him,
While the one to depart, tightly prest the one to
remain in his arms.

33.

No labor-saving machine,
Nor discovery have I made,
Nor will I be able to leave behind me any wealthy
bequest to found a hospital or library,
Nor reminiscence of any deed of courage, for America,
Nor literary success, nor intellect—nor book for the
book-shelf;
Only these carols, vibrating through the air, I leave,
For comrades and lovers.

34.

I dreamed in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the
attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth,
I dreamed that was the new City of Friends,
Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust
love—it led the rest,
It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of
that city,
And in all their looks and words.

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