TRIP LIGHTLY.
Trip lightly orer trouble,- " * -:! Trip lightly orer wrongj « ' ■■ -' We only make grief doubl« **"*' ' By dwelling on it long,, ' . Why clasp Woe'i band to tightly f '^ Why aigh o'er bloßsomideMlf . . Why cling to formmiuightly f" l "' -*'- ~ Why riot seek joy ioitetd? ' '\ . Trip lightly orer witow, • , " . Though til the d»yt ba dwk, ■ The sun may thine tomorrow, And gaily «ng the lark., Fair hopes hare not departed, ' Though roiei may hare fled; Then never be down-hwrted, But loqk for joy instead., , Ttip lightly orer tadneaip Stand not to rail at doom, , ;' , We're pearls to string of gladneM \ On this side of the tomb. ■J; -' Whilst start an nightly shining, L ' * And hearen it orerhead, Encourage not repining, But look for joy instead,
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3510, 25 March 1880, Page 2
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122TRIP LIGHTLY. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3510, 25 March 1880, Page 2
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