Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LESSONS, by WALT WHITMAN



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First Line: There are who teach only the sweet lessons of peace and safety
Last Line: That they readily meet invasions, when they come.


There are who teach only the sweet lessons of peace and safety;
But I teach lessons of war and death to those I love,
That they readily meet invasions, when they come.





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