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Robert W Service - Orphan SchoolRobert W Service - Orphan School
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Full fifty merry maids I heard          One summer morn a-singing; And each was like a joyous bird          With spring-clear not a-ringing. It was an old-time soldier song          That held their happy voices: Oh how it`s good to swing along                    When youth rejoices! Then lo! I dreamed long years had gone,          They passed again ungladly. Their backs were bent, their cheeks were wan,          Their eyes were staring sadly. Their ranks were thinned by full a score          From death`s remorseless reaping Their steps were slow, they sang no more,—                    Nay, some were weeping. Dark dream! I saw my maids today          Singing so innocently; Their eyes with happiness were gay,          They looked at me so gently. Thought I: Be merry in your youth          With hearts unrueing: Thank God you do not know the truth                    Of Life`s Undoing!
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