Every life a delight . EXPECTATION REALIZATION A TWOFOLD JOY A lot of pleasure can be foundIn just expecting something nice, And then, when it has come around,T is quite like drinking pleasure twice. Anticipating is a boon, While realizing quite beguiles; The former puts the heart in tune,The latter wreathes the face in smiles. 108. THE LAUGH IS IN HIM THE TICKLED BOY Of all delighted folks on earth, Give me the tickled boy;His face reflects the heart of mirth, His laugh is bubbling horses laugh rings from his throat, His is the genuine quill;His giggle on the air doth float Like splash
Every life a delight . EXPECTATION REALIZATION A TWOFOLD JOY A lot of pleasure can be foundIn just expecting something nice, And then, when it has come around,T is quite like drinking pleasure twice. Anticipating is a boon, While realizing quite beguiles; The former puts the heart in tune,The latter wreathes the face in smiles. 108. THE LAUGH IS IN HIM THE TICKLED BOY Of all delighted folks on earth, Give me the tickled boy;His face reflects the heart of mirth, His laugh is bubbling horses laugh rings from his throat, His is the genuine quill;His giggle on the air doth float Like splash of rippling rill. The laugh is in him. He is it, A bunch of compressed glee;While laughing he no more can quit Than water quit the do we wish it. Gold is gold; There is no purer joyThan such as his two sides doth hold, That selfsame tickled boy. 109 Every Life A Delight THE COMPANIONSHIP OF BOOKS Books are friends; silent, it is true, yet faithful, and alwaysat hand for service. All round the room my silent servants wait,My friends in every season, bright and dim, Angels and SeraphimCome down and murmur to me, sweet and low,And spirits of the skies all come and go Early and late. The only trouble with books as friends is that the crowd ofthem has become very great. Careful discrimination is neces-sary in order to se
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