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. 

1. Watching the Needleboats at San Sabba
2. Chamber Music. 25. Lightly Come or Lightly Go
3. On the Beach at Fontana
4. Chamber Music. 21. He Who Hath Glory Lost, Nor Hath
5. Chamber Music. 11. Bid Adieu, Adieu, Adieu

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