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JOY by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: NEWBORN, HOW LONG TO STAY
Last Line: UNMAKES THE DREAM!
Subject(s): BABIES; HAPPINESS; INFANTS; JOY; DELIGHT;

NEW-BORN, how long to stay?
The while a dew-drop may,
Or rainbow-gleam:
One kiss of sun or shade,
And, lo, the breath that made,
Unmakes the dream!



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