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Between The Lines

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
October
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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Sinu tlic song oi the singer, mcrnly ring the rhymes, I,ight is the lay they teil us.light as itsecnoed chimes: Sing the song of the singer, mocking at doubt and fear( Cntch the joy of lts melody, let its daring beauty cheer ; Well thnt the mcllow music may bear no hielden signs, Of the broken heart of the poet, written between the Unes. Watcli the part of the player, bravcly and deftly done, See the dilncult height attained, the loud applauses won ; Wecp with his passionatc sorrow, thrill to his passionate bliss, Blcnding your joyous laughtcr w ith that happy laugh ol' nis ; Well that his marvclous acting dazzlcs, wins, refines Wlio thinks of the desperate cft'ort written between the lincs? See the work of the painter, in coloring rare and rich, Give it ts well won homage, choose ït the choicest niche ; Hang it where it may render, ai an artist's best can do? Companionsliip ia its beauty, delicate, pure, and truc ! Well that its silent loveliness soltiicss and thought combines; None read the bitter, ba til ing slrife written between the lincs. Walch the path of the prosperous, sunny, and smooth, and bright, Health and wcalth to jfive it its ftill, of sweetnessand of lieht. See how the easy future is planned for the carelcss feet, Given each slight desire, llaltcrcd cach vain conccit, Well that the outward surfacc gladness and peace enshrines; Who knows tlic tale of the skcleton, written between the lines? If Ihe singer dies in solitude, his songs sing on as swectK ; If the statesman hath a hearth disgraced, does he face the world less metely? So the artist's touch is line and sure, wlui liccils tlie hand that guides it ' Does tlie player feel a fading Hfe? hla winning masking hides it. Cypress, the rose, and laurel, fate's reckless hand entwines ; l.iit' reads the printed story, - death writes between the lines.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News