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 "title": "O You Whom I Often and Silently Come",
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 "poet": "Walt Whitman",
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 "book": "Leaves of Grass",
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  "year": 1860,
  "venue": "Leaves of Grass (Boston, 1860–61)",
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   "https://archive.org/details/leavesgrass03whitgoog"
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  "rights": "public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931)"
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  "last_checked": "2026-08-12"
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    "text": "O you whom I often and silently come where you are that I may be with you,",
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   {
    "text": "As I walk by your side or sit near, or remain in the same room with you,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is playing within me.",
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