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THIS DAY, O SOUL by WALT WHITMAN

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First Line: THIS DAY, O SOUL, I GIVE YOU A WONDROUS MIRROR
Last Line: FAITHFULLY SHOWING YOU ALL THE THINGS OF THE WORLD.
This day, O Soul, I give you a wondrous mirror;
Long in the dark, in tarnish and cloud it lay -- But the
cloud has pass'd, and the tarnish gone;
... Behold, O Soul! it is now a clean and bright mirror,
Faithfully showing you all the things of the world.



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