Of The Visage Of Things

Walt Whitman

   OF the visages of things--And of piercing through to the accepted
         hells beneath;
   Of ugliness--To me there is just as much in it as there is in
         beauty--And now the ugliness of human beings is acceptable to
         me;
   Of detected persons--To me, detected persons are not, in any respect,
         worse than undetected persons--and are not in any respect worse
         than I am myself;
   Of criminals--To me, any judge, or any juror, is equally criminal--
         and any reputable person is also--and the President is also.

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