I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God n… - Walt Whitman

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I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.

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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Roaming in thought over the Universe, I saw the little that is Good steadily hastening towards immortality,
And the vast that is evil I saw hastening to merge itself and become lost and dead.

I do not say these things for a dollar, or to fill up the time while I wait for a boat;

Song of Myself · 2006 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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