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Live Oak, with Moss, Leaf 10
VI
What think you I have taken my pen to
record?
Not the battle-ship, perfect-model'd,
majestic, that
I saw to day arrive in the
offing, under
full sail,
Nor the splendors of the past day--nor the
splendors of
the night that envelopes
me—Nor the glory
and growth of the
great city spread
around me,
But the two young men I saw to-day on the
pier, parting
the parting of dear
friends.
The one whoto remainedremain
hung on the
other's neck
and passionately kissed
him—while the
one who remainedto
depart
tightly prest the one who
remained
to remain in his arms.
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