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Another Optimist

ANOTHER OPTIMIST 3706 Dey ain't no use in sighin' You cumberin' de groun': You sho' ter git what comin' When de Wheel Turn Roun'! You'll fetch up over yander What dar's honey by de poun', En milk enough to drown you When de Wheel Turn roun' …

As The Optimist Sees It

As the Optimist Sees It 2613, The is not wholly false; beneath the sured and wrong The gorgeous trappings of a wasteful The great heart of the world beats sure and strong And, as of old, love girds men for the fray The pessimist may preach…

An Optimist

AN OPTIMIST 5493 By its hopeful example the teakettle cheers Our lot when our cares are depressing; For although in hot water clear up to its ears It sings as if life were a blessing It isn't worth while to fret, dear, To walk as behind…