No Labor-saving Machine

Walt Whitman

   NO labor-saving machine,
   Nor discovery have I made;
   Nor will I be able to leave behind me any wealthy bequest to found a
         hospital or library,
   Nor reminiscence of any deed of courage, for America,
   Nor literary success, nor intellect--nor book for the book-shelf;
   Only a few carols, vibrating through the air, I leave,
   For comrades and lovers.

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