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Rh The Louisianian, the Georgian, as near to me, and I
 * as near to him and her,

The Mississippian and Arkansian—the woman and
 * man of Utah, Dakotah, Nebraska, yet with me
 * —and I yet with any of them,

Yet upon the plains west of the spinal river—yet
 * in my house of adobie,

Yet returning eastward—yet in the Sea-Side State,
 * or in Maryland,

Yet a child of the North—yet Kanadian, cheerily
 * braving the winter—the snow and ice welcome
 * to me,

Yet a true son either of Maine, or of the Granite
 * State, or of the Narragansett Bay State, or of
 * the Empire State,

Yet sailing to other shores to annex the same—yet
 * welcoming every new brother,

Hereby applying these leaves to the new ones, from
 * the hour they unite with the old ones,

Coming among the new ones myself, to be their
 * companion—coming personally to you now,

Enjoining you to acts, characters, spectacles, with
 * me.

With me, with firm holding—yet haste, haste on.

For your life, adhere to me, Of all the men of the earth, I only can unloose you
 * and toughen you,

I may have to be persuaded many times before I
 * consent to give myself to you—but what of
 * that?

Must not Nature be persuaded many times?