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Part 7It is not to diffuse you that you were born of your mother and father, it is to identify you, It is not that you should be undecided, but that you should be decided, Something long preparing and formless is arrived and form’d in you, You are henceforth secure, whatever comes or goes.The threads that were spun are gather’d, the wet crosses the warp, the pattern is systematic.The preparations have every one been justified, The orchestra have sufficiently tuned their instruments, the baton has given the signal.The guest that was coming, he waited long, he is now housed, He is one of those who are beautiful and happy, he is one of those that to look upon and be with is enough.The law of the past cannot be eluded, The law of the present and future cannot be eluded, The law of the living cannot be eluded, it is eternal, The law of promotion and transformation cannot be eluded, The law of heroes and good-doers cannot be eluded, The law of drunkards, informers, mean persons, not one iota thereof can be eluded.

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Walt Whitman: To Think of Time, Part 8

  • Walt Whitman: To Think of Time, Part 8

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  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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  • Current Events This Week: January 2023
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  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales