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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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