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20.
| SO far, and so far, and on toward the end, |
Singing what is sung in this book, from the irresisti-
ble impulses of me;
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But whether I continue beyond this book, to ma-
turity,
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Whether I shall dart forth the true rays, the ones
that wait unfired,
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| (Did you think the sun was shining its brightest? |
| No—it has not yet fully risen ;) |
| Whether I shall complete what is here started, |
Whether I shall attain my own height, to justify these,
yet unfinished,
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Whether I shall make THE POEM OF THE NEW WORLD,
transcending all others—depends, rich persons,
upon you,
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| Depends, whoever you are now filling the current |
| Upon you, Governor, Mayor, Congressman, |
| And you, contemporary America. |
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