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SORROW.

Sorrow—sorrow—full of sorrow;
Not a stone within the street
But—if it could accents borrow—
Would the self-same strain repeat!
Youth of struggle and endurance;
Weary manhood downward hurled;
Age, but with one last assurance
Centred in another world!
Sorrow—sorrow—full of sorrow
Year to year we onward go;
Seeking hope in that to-morrow
Which, when sought, deceives us so!
Oh, affection, friendship, kindness,
Often are ye found asleep;
Often pass ye by in blindness
Wretches that but live to weep.