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Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold

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Joy comes and goes, hope ebbs and flows
       &nbspLike the wave;
Change doth unknit the tranquil strength of men.
Love lends life a little grace,
A few sad smiles; and then,
Both are laid in one cold place,
       &nbspIn the grave.
Dreams dawn and fly, friends smile and die
       &nbspLike spring flowers;
Our vaunted life is one long funeral.
Men dig graves with bitter tears
For their dead hopes; and all,
Mazed with doubts and sick with fears,
       &nbspCount the hours.
We count the hours! These dreams of ours,
       &nbspFalse and hollow,
Do we go hence and find they are not dead?
Joys we dimly apprehend,
Faces that smiled and fled,
Hopes born here, and born to end,
       &nbspShall we follow?
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Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold

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"A Question" appears on "Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold".

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