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KNOWLEDGE by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON

First Line: I HAVE KNOWN SORROW -- THEREFORE I
Last Line: SEEMS MERRIMENT TO ONE HEART SUFFERING.
Subject(s): FRIENDSHIP;
I HAVE @3known sorrow — therefore I
May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily
Than those who never sorrowed upon earth
And know not laughter's worth@1.

@3I have known laughter — therefore I
May sorrow with you far more tenderly
Than those who never knew how sad a thing
Seems merriment to one heart suffering@1.



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