Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THEN SHALL PERCEIVE, by WALT WHITMAN



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First Line: In softness, languor, bloom, and growth
Last Line: Shall rouse and fill -- then shall perceive!


In softness, languor, bloom, and growth,
Thine eyes, ears, all thy sense -- thy loftiest attribute
-- all that takes cognizance of beauty,
Shall rouse and fill -- then shall perceive!





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