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Rh The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work,
 * or leaves off work,

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat
 * —the deck-hand singing on the steamboat deck,

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench—the
 * hatter singing as he stands,

The wood-cutter's song—the ploughboy's, on his way
 * in the morning, or at the noon intermission, or at
 * sundown;

The delicious singing of the mother—or of the
 * young wife at work—or of the girl sewing or
 * washing—Each singing what belongs to her,
 * and to none else,

The day what belongs to the day—At night, the
 * party of young fellows, robust, friendly, clean-blooded,
 * singing with melodious voices, melodious
 * thoughts.

Come! some of you! still be flooding The States
 * with hundreds and thousands of mouth-songs,
 * fit for The States only.



I walk, solitary, unattended, Around me I hear that eclat of the world—politics,
 * produce,

The announcements of recognized things—science, The approved growth of cities, and the spread of
 * inventions.

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