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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7421 Walt Whitman 1819-1892 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7421
AUTHOR:Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
QUOTATION:  Now obey thy cherished secret wish,
Embrace thy friends—leave all in order;
To port and hawser’s tie no more returning,
Depart upon thy endless cruise, old Sailor!
ATTRIBUTION:Now Finalè to the Shore. (To Tennyson).
WORKS:Walt Whitman Collection.