A Shropshire Lad
'Therefore, though the best is bad,
Stand and do the best, my lad;
Stand and fight and see your slain,
And take the bullet in your brain.'
Stand and do the best, my lad;
Stand and fight and see your slain,
And take the bullet in your brain.'
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LVII
You smile upon your friend to-day,
To-day his ills are over;
You hearken to the lover's say,
And happy is the lover.
To-day his ills are over;
You hearken to the lover's say,
And happy is the lover.
’Tis late to hearken, late to smile,
But better late than never:
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever.
But better late than never:
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever.
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