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Epigrams of art, life, and nature

By William Watson
Watson, William (1858-1935)

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XCII.

[Enough of mournful melodies, my lute!]

Enough of mournful melodies, my lute!
Be henceforth joyous, or be henceforth mute.
Song's breath is wasted when it does but fan
The smouldering infelicity of man.
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