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Leaves of Grass (1871-72)
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To a Certain Cantatrice.
| I was reserving it for some hero, speaker, or General, |
One who should serve the good old cause, the great
Idea, the progress and freedom of the race;
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| Some brave confronter of despots—some daring rebel; |
—But I see that what I was reserving, belongs to you
just as much as to any.
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