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Leaves of Grass
1871
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O You Whom I Often and Silently Come.
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CALAMUS.
O YOU WHOM I OFTEN AND SILENTLY COME.
O
YOU
whom I often and silently come where you are,
that I may be with you;
As I walk by your side, or sit near, or remain in the
same room with you,
Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your
sake is playing within me.
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CALAMUS.
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