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THOUGHTS


1.

Of the visages of things — And of piercing through to the accepted hells beneath ;

Of ugliness — To me there is just as much in it as there is in beauty — And now the ugliness of human beings is acceptable to me ;

Of detected persons — To me, detected persons are not, in any respect, worse than undetected per- sons — and are not in any respect worse than I am myself ;

Of criminals — To me, any judge, or any juror, is equally criminal — and any reputable person is also — and the President is also.

2.

Of waters, forests, hills,

Of the earth at large, whispering through medium of me ;

Of vista — Suppose some sight in arriere, through the formative chaos, presuming the growth, fulness, life, now attained on the journey;

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