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by William Ernest Henley

Henley, William Ernest (1849-1903)

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Kate-a-Whimsies, John-a-Dreams,
Still debating, still delay,
And the world 's a ghost that gleams—
Wavers—vanishes away!

We must live while live we can;
We should love while love we may.
Dread in women, doubt in man . . .
So the Infinite runs away.

1876