Tag Archive for: Somerville Journal
Look Pleasant
Humor and SatireLook Pleasant
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We cannot, of course, all be handsome,
And It's hard for us all to be good:
We are sure now and then to be lone- some,
And we don't always do as we should
To be patient is not always easy:
To be cheerful is much harder…
The Bachelor Is Happy, But-
ReflectionsThe Bachelor Is Happy, But-
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How happy is the bachelor!
How free from care his life!
How much more blest he really is
Than if he had a wife
He has no dressmakers to pay,
No millinery bills;
And similarly he escapes
From many other…
Country Life
Love and RomanceCountry LIfe
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The pleasures of a country life
Appeal to us just now
We want to roam the grassy meads,
And watch the festive cow
We want to climb the old stone wall,
And find a shady nook,
Where we can loaf all afternoon
Beside the…