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XIX

by James Joyce

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Be Not Sad Because All Men

Be not sad because all men Prefer a lying clamour before you: Sweetheart, be at peace again⁠— Can they dishonour you?

They are sadder than all tears; Their lives ascend as a continual sigh. Proudly answer to their tears: As they deny, deny.

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