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ECHOES: 23 by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

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First Line: THE SKIES ARE STROWN WITH STARS
Last Line: AND LIFE IS NOT IN VAIN.

The skies are strown with stars,
The streets are fresh with dew,
A thin moon drifts to the westward,
The night is hushed and cheerful:
My thought is quick with you.

Near windows gleam and laugh,
And far away a train
Clanks glowing through the stillness:
A great content's in all things,
And life is not in vain.



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