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THE DEAD EMPEROR by WALT WHITMAN

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First Line: TO-DAY, WITH BENDING HEAD AND EYES, THOU, TOO, COLUMBIA
Last Line: MOURNING A GOOD OLD MAN -- A FAITHFUL SHEPHERD, PATRIOT.
Subject(s): ALEXANDER II, CZAR OF RUSSIA (1818-1881);
To-day, with bending head and eyes, thou, too, Columbia,
Less for the mighty crown laid low in sorrow -- less for the Emperor,
Thy true condolence breathest, sendest out o'er many a salt sea mile,
Mourning a good old man -- a faithful shepherd, patriot.



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