Adversity

A soft eye's drooping lid,
A witching face,
A snowy breast half-hid,
A bit of lace,
Dear lips that sweetly smile;
A dream of bliss, 
And I, a lone exile
Without a kiss.

by Arthur Macy (1842-1904)

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by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) , "Adversity", published 1902 [voice and piano], from Six Songs, no. 3.

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