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How does Whitman express his own grief about Lincoln death?

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whitman deeply admired the president
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In his poem "O Captain! My Captain!", Whitman refers to Abraham Lincoln, who was murdered. The two of them never met, but Whitman deeply admired the president and was devastated because of his death.

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