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1872–1906

TO J. Q.

Paul Laurence Dunbar

What are the things that make life bright? A star gleam in the night. What hearts us for the coming fray? The dawn tints of the day.

What helps to speed the weary mile? A brother's friendly smile. What turns o’ gold the evening gray? A flower beside the way.

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