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SONG by VICTOR MARIE HUGO

First Line: BEAUTY TO BOAST, METHINKS 'TIS RATHER LATE
Last Line: PILGRIM, WITH SMILES I DEATH'S APPROACH CAN WAIT.

BEAUTY to boast, methinks 'tis rather late,
Queen Margaret: in the flowerless fields the snow
Will soon descend, and icy winds will blow.--
Pilgrim, with smiles I Winter's change await.

Beauty to boast, methinks 'tis rather late,
Star of the evening, when each faded ray
Is now restored to the great orb of day.--
Pilgrim, with smiles I the Night's change await.

Beauty to boast, methinks 'tis rather late,
My soul--what! joyous 'neath my load of woes?
Dazzled, I see your wings with pride unclose.--
Pilgrim, with smiles I Death's approach can wait.



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