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“'TIS GONE.”
“'Tis gone,” with mournful voice we say,
When some great joy departs;
And we pursue our weary way
With sad and heavy hearts.
When some great joy departs;
And we pursue our weary way
With sad and heavy hearts.
“'Tis gone,” with gladsome voice we cry,
When grief or pain is o'er:—
And all the prospect far and nigh
Is brighter than before.
When grief or pain is o'er:—
And all the prospect far and nigh
Is brighter than before.
Seems it not strange that keenest woe
This phrase can thus express,
And yet be often used to show
The highest happiness?
This phrase can thus express,
And yet be often used to show
The highest happiness?
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