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A CHILD'S AMAZE by WALT WHITMAN

Poet Analysis

First Line: SILENT AND AMAZED EVEN WHEN A LITTLE BOY
Last Line: AS CONTENDING AGAINST SOME BEING OR INFLUENCE.
Subject(s): CHILDREN; CHILDHOOD;

Silent and amazed even when a little boy,
I remember I heard the preacher every Sunday put God in his
statements,
As contending against some being or influence.



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