Some are baffled, but that one is not — that one knows me. … - Walt Whitman

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Some are baffled, but that one is not — that one knows me.
Ah lover and perfect equal,
I meant that you should discover me so by faint indirections.

Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass · August 1, 2006 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American journalist and poet, most famous for his lifelong work on his book Leaves of Grass.

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Some are baffled, but that one is not — that one knows me. Ah lover and perfect equal, I meant that you should discover me so by faint indirections. - Walt Whitman

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