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Leaves of Grass (1882)
by Walt Whitman
Hast Never Come to Thee an Hour
3303817Leaves of Grass (1882) — Hast Never Come to Thee an HourWalt Whitman

HAST NEVER COME TO THEE AN HOUR.

Hast never come to thee an hour,
A sudden gleam divine, precipitating, bursting all these bubbles, fashions, wealth?
These eager business aims—books, politics, art, amours,
To utter nothingness?