Songs About Life and Brighter Things Yet XXIX
The parrot does the best he can
To imitate the talk of Man,
But since he has no gift for speech,
The best the bird can do is screech.
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Songs About Life and Brighter Things Yet XIX
It drinks up all — and yet the sea
Exceeds not its capacity;
Alas, how much a man must fret
To keep himself as strong — and wet!
Love-songs, at Once Tender and Informative XXII
Darling, mistress of my heart.
In gray or sunny weather,
None but a better man shall part;
What God has joined together.
Love-songs, at Once Tender and Informative VI
She gave me her heart —
Oh, the sweetness of it!
She gave me her hand —
The petiteness of it!
She gave me herself —
Oh, the wonder of it !
I gave her myself —
Oh, the blunder of it!
Hope That Springs Eternal
Hope that springs eternal in
The human breast, is fond of gin,
Or Scotch or beer or anything
Designed to help a hope to spring.
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