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O Me! O life!
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O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless‹of cities fill'd with the foolish; Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?) Of eyes that vainly crave the light‹of the objects mean‹of the struggle ever renew'd; Of the poor results of all‹of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me; Of the empty and useless years of the rest‹with the rest me intertwined; The question, O me! so sad, recurring‹What good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here‹that life exists, and identity; That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.
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M. Granger's original poetry, stories and commentaries are Copyright ©
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