Poem by William Ernest Henley

Echoes. 30. Kate-a-Whimsies, John-a-Dreams

Kate-a-Whimsies, John-a-Dreams,
   Still debating, still delay,
And the world’s a ghost that gleams—
   Wavers—vanishes away!

We must live while live we can;
   We should love while love we may.
Dread in women, doubt in man . . .
   So the Infinite runs away.

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2. London Voluntaries. 4. Largo e Mesto
3. Rhymes and Rhythms. 12. Some Starlit Garden Grey with Dew
4. In Hospital. 18. Children: Private Ward
5. Rhymes and Rhythms. 23. Here They Trysted, Here They Strayed

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