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By Frank LebbyStanton1290 A Little Way
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Only a little way,
Then one of us must weep and walk alone
Until God’s day.
Together, that I know
Life would not have one withered rose to give
If one of us should go.
With thy heart far from mine,
’T would be for joy that in a little while
They would be kissed by thine!