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I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?
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"I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?"
— Walt Whitman

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I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all? — Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman was a Poet from United States (1819–1892).

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This quote is attributed to Walt Whitman, a Poet from United States.
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Walt Whitman lived from 1819 – 1892.