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THEN SHALL PERCEIVE by WALT WHITMAN

Poet Analysis

First Line: IN SOFTNESS, LANGUOR, BLOOM, AND GROWTH
Last Line: SHALL ROUSE AND FILL -- THEN SHALL PERCEIVE!

In softness, languor, bloom, and growth,
Thine eyes, ears, all thy sense -- thy loftiest attribute
-- all that takes cognizance of beauty,
Shall rouse and fill -- then shall perceive!



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