Walt Whitman


Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 51. The Dead Emperor


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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