The Mind
When He Should Laugh
From Collected Poems (1920)
The Mind
When he should laugh the wise man knows full well:
For he knows what is truly laughable.
But wiser is the man who laughs also,
Or holds his laughter, when the foolish do.
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MLA
Thomas, Edward. “When He Should Laugh.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/thomas_e/78/.
Chicago
Thomas, Edward. “When He Should Laugh.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/thomas_e/78/.
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