Poem by James Joyce

Chamber Music. 19. 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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2. Watching the Needleboats at San Sabba
3. Chamber Music. 31. O, It Was Out by Donnycarney
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5. Chamber Music. 10. Bright Cap and Streamers

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