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I CANNOT SAY THAT EVERY DAY.
I cannot say that every day
Shall be as free from care and woe;
Of this be sure, however poor,
I'll do my best to make them so!
And if a moment of distress
Should mar the bliss which Heaven hath sent,
Affection still shall make it less,
And lighten what it can't prevent.
Shall be as free from care and woe;
Of this be sure, however poor,
I'll do my best to make them so!
And if a moment of distress
Should mar the bliss which Heaven hath sent,
Affection still shall make it less,
And lighten what it can't prevent.
I cannot vow that all, as now,
Shall speak, and smile, and bloom around;
Existence here, without a tear,
No living creature yet hath found:
I cannot say thou shalt not weep,
For Life through many a storm must steer;
But Sorrow's tooth is far less deep,
When those who love us best are near.
Shall speak, and smile, and bloom around;
Existence here, without a tear,
No living creature yet hath found:
I cannot say thou shalt not weep,
For Life through many a storm must steer;
But Sorrow's tooth is far less deep,
When those who love us best are near.
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