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COMPANIONS.
Smile farewell to Sorrow:
Give to Joy good-morrow:
And charge him to continue
A quiet reign within you.
Give to Joy good-morrow:
And charge him to continue
A quiet reign within you.
Smile farewell to Gladness,
Take the hand of Sadness,
And wistfully beseech her
To be your tender teacher.
Take the hand of Sadness,
And wistfully beseech her
To be your tender teacher.
So shall both befriend you,
And to the grave attend you;
There Sorrow from you sever,
Joy go with you ever.
And to the grave attend you;
There Sorrow from you sever,
Joy go with you ever.
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