Who said "Come closer to me. Push right up close to me, friend."?

This quote is attributed to Walt Whitman.

Come closer to me. Push right up close to me, friend. - Walt Whitman

"Come closer to me. Push right up close to me, friend."

Walt Whitman

Poet American 1819–1892

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