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Out of the cradle endlessly rocking, Out of the mocking bird's throat, the musical shuttle, . . . . A reminiscence sing.

Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: May 31
Died: 1892
Died: March 26
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West Hills
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Walter Whitman
Endlessly
Cradle
Throat
Sing
Musical
Reminiscence
Bird
Mocking
Shuttle
Rocking

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