It is not they who give the life, it is you who give the life, Leaves are not more shed from the trees, or trees from the earth, than they are shed o… - Walt Whitman

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It is not they who give the life, it is you who give the life, Leaves are not more shed from the trees, or trees from the earth, than they are shed out of you.

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About Walt Whitman

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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Birth Name: Walter Whitman
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