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Leaves of Grass (1871-72)
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O HYMEN! O HYMENEE!
| O HYMEN! O hymenee! |
| Why do you tantalize me thus? |
| O why sting me for a swift moment only? |
| Why can you not continue? O why do you now cease? |
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Is it because, if you continued beyond the swift mo-
ment, you would soon certainly kill me? |