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Walt Whitman
Leaves of grass and selected prose
En anglais – … » I’ve been reading bits and pieces of this mammoth collection for decades. Though I haven’t finished every last page, I’ve completed the lion’s share of the famous sections and will keep whittling away on the rest. » …
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