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By The Way

Verses, Fragments, and Notes [by William Allingham]

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L'Envoi

Go forth, my dear,
Friendless I fear,
And far or near
But scanty cheer.
Disconsolate,
I scan thy fate;
No welcomes wait
At any gate.
Thou must not stay,
Go on thy way,
Blue sky or gray,
All the long day.