I drew aside the Future's veil
And saw upon his bier
The poet Whitman. Loud the wail
And damp the falling tear.
“He's dead — he is no more!” one cried,
With sobs of sorrow crammed;
“No more? He's this much more,” replied
Another: “he is damned!”
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