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THE THINGS THAT LAST by FREDERIC FAIRCHILD SHERMAN

First Line: ONE PEARL OF THOUGHT THE FLOOD OF RHYME
Last Line: THE ONE THING THAT WILL LAST.

One pearl of thought the flood of rhyme
May cast up from life's deep,
Which left upon the sands of Time,
The world will care to keep.

Some little deed of kindness done
For love's dear sake may be,
Of all life's works, the only one
To hold man's memory.

Remember, nothing is so small
But that, when life is past,
It may not chance to be, of all,
The one thing that will last.



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