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THINGS OF CLAY by GAMALIEL BRADFORD

First Line: SING A LITTLE, PLAY A LITTLE
Last Line: SMILES AND SLIPS AWAY.
Subject(s): LIFE;
Sing a little, play a little,
Laugh a little; for
Life is so extremely brittle,
Who would think of more?

Every long-laid project shatters,
Framed by things of clay:
He who knows that nothing matters
Smiles and slips away.



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