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Life and Phantasy

by William Allingham: With frontispiece by Sir John E. Millais: A design by Arthur H. Hughes and a song for voice and piano forte

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[Man's found by his event. Not whirlwind Chance]

Man's found by his event. Not whirlwind Chance
Blows round the mystic multitudinous dance,
But Music, heard by ear the finest touch,
Sways all in order. Wisdom's ear is such.