SOLITUDE ~o)
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone, For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air, The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go. They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all,-- There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, snd the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. There is room in the halls of pleasure
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