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Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Born on May 31, 1819, Walt Whitman was the second son of Walter Whitman, a housebuilder, and Louisa Van Velsor. The family, which consisted of nine children, lived in Brooklyn and Long...
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The Untold Want  
by Walt Whitman

The untold want, by life and land ne’er granted,   
Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.
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