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Last Line: And all things lovely on the morrow
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Conduct Of Life


MAN'''S life is but a working day
Whose tasks are set aright:
A time to work, a time to pray,
And then a quiet night.
And then, please God, a quiet night
Where palms are green and robes are white,
A long-drawn breath, a balm for sorrow,''"
And all things lovely on the morrow.





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