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princess
Question SA-10. Here is the text reference (p. 153 poem):
"Walt Whitman" (1890) by Rubén Darío
The grand old man lives in his country of iron,
A beautiful patriarch, serene and saintly.
With an olympic crease between his eyebrows
that dominates and conquers with noble charm.
His infinite soul seems like a mirror;
with his tired shoulders that merit a cloak;
and with his harp carved from seasoned oak
he sings his song like a new prophet.
Priest, whose breath is divine inspiration,
he announces better times in the future.
To the eagle he says: "Fly!", and to the sailor: "Row!"
And "Work!" to the hardy laborer.
Thus goes the poet on his way
with his splendid imperial countenance.