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PHILOSOPHY by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS

First Line: IF THERE'S NO SUN, I STILL CAN HAVE THE MOON
Last Line: WHERE I MAY SLEEP AND DREAM THERE'S LIGHT AGAIN.
Subject(s): HOPE; OPTIMISM;
If there's no Sun, I still can have the Moon;
If there's no Moon, the Stars my needs suffice;
And if these fail, I have my Evening Lamp;
Or, Lampless, there's my trusty Tallow Dip;
And if the Dip goes out, my Couch remains,
Where I may sleep and dream there's Light again.



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