I know I am august, I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate… - Walt Whitman

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I know I am august,
I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate itself or be understood,
I see that the elementary laws never apologize,

Walt Whitman

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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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I know I am august, I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate itself or be understood, I see that the elementary laws never apologize, - Walt Whitman

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