Of the Visage of Things
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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