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<h2> SEEKING JOY </h2>
<p>Joy, how I sought thee!<br/>
Silver I spent and gold,<br/>
On the pleasures of this world,<br/>
In splendid garments clad;<br/>
The wine I drank was sweet,<br/>
Rich morsels I did eat—<br/>
Oh, but my life was sad!<br/>
Joy, how I sought thee!<br/>
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Joy, I have found thee!<br/>
Far from the halls of Mirth,<br/>
Back to the soft green earth,<br/>
Where people are not many;<br/>
I find thee, Joy, in hours<br/>
With clouds, and birds, and flowers—<br/>
Thou dost not charge one penny.<br/>
Joy, I have found thee!<br/></p>
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