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AMERICA by WALT WHITMAN

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First Line: CENTRE OF EQUAL DAUGHTERS, EQUAL SONS
Last Line: CHAIR'D IN THE ADAMANT OF TIME.
Subject(s): UNITED STATES; AMERICA;

Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,
All, all alike endear'd, grown, ungrown, young or old,
Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich,
Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love,
A grand, sane, towering, seated Mother,
Chair'd in the adamant of Time.



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