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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CUP OF LIFE, by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON Poet's Biography
First Line: In the cup of life, 'tis true
Last Line: Take the cup, nor break it, then.
Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F.
Subject(s): Life
First Line: In the cup of life, 'tis true
Last Line: Take the cup, nor break it, then.
Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F.
Subject(s): Life
IN the cup of life, 'tis true,
Dwells a draught of bitter dew --
Disenchantment, sorrow, pain,
Hunger that no bread can still,
Dreary dawns that dawn in vain,
Hopes that torture, joys that kill.
Yet no other cup I know
Where such radiant waters glow:
It contains the song of birds,
And the shining of the sun;
And the sweet unspoken words
We have dreamed of, every one;
Love of women, minds of men. --
Take the cup, nor break it, then.
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