The greatest poet does not moralize or make applications of morals... he knows the soul. The soul has that measureless pride which consists in never … - Walt Whitman

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The greatest poet does not moralize or make applications of morals... he knows the soul. The soul has that measureless pride which consists in never acknowledging any lessons but its own.

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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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Now I will do nothing but listen
to accrue what I hear into this song.
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I hear the sound I love.
The sound of the human voice.
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أن أنطلق حرّا!
أن أحب حرّا!
أن أندفع جسورّا خطرّا!
أن أغازل الدمار بالسخرية، بالإغراء!
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أن أسمو هناك ثمل الروح!
أن أضيع إن كان لابد من الضياع!
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