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OF THE VISAGES OF THINGS by WALT WHITMAN

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First Line: OF THE VISAGES OF THINGS - AND OF PIERCING THROUGH TO ACCEPTED HELLS BENEATH
Last Line: THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO.
Of the visages of things -- And of piercing through to the
accepted hells beneath;
Of ugliness -- To me there is just as much in it as there
is in beauty -- And now the ugliness of human beings
is acceptable to me;
Of detected persons -- To me, detected persons are not, in
any respect, worse than undetected persons -- and are
not in any respect worse than I am myself;
Of criminals -- To me, any judge, or any juror, is equally
criminal -- and any reputable person is also -- and
the President is also.



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