VERSE 5TH
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et he who Wisdom's paths shall keep 25And Virtue firm that scorns to weepAt ills in Fortune's power,Through this life's variegated sceneIn raging storms or calm sereneShall cheerful spend the hour. 30
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— Stephen Crane
I looked here;
I looked there;
Nowhere could I see my love.
And--this time--
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