Living
Say what thou wilt, the young are happy never
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
Say what thou wilt, the young are happy never.
Give me bless'd Age, beyond the fire and fever,--
Past the delight that shatters, hope that stings,
And eager flutt'ring of life's ignorant wings.
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Watson, William. “Say what thou wilt, the young are happy never.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/78/.
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Watson, William. “Say what thou wilt, the young are happy never.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/78/.
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