Poem by Dorothy Parker

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Four be the things I am wiser to know:
Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Four be the things I'd been better without:
Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt.

Three be the things I shall never attain:
Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.

Three be the things I shall have till I die:
Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye.

1. Chant for Dark Hours
2. To a Much Too Unfortunate Lady
3. Social Note
4. The Small Hours
5. The White Lady

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