"Sorrow treads heavily, and leaves behind A deep impression e’en when she departs; While joy trips by, with steps light as the wind, And scarcely leaves a trace upon our hearts Of the faint footfalls, only this is sure — In this world nought, save suffering can endure."
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: Sorrow treads heavily, and leaves behind A deep impression, e'en when she departs: While joy trips by with steps light as the wind, And scarcely leaves a trace upon our hearts Of her faint foot-falls: only this is sure, In this world nought, save misery, can endure.
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Emma Catherine Embury
Emma Catherine Embury (née Manley; February 25, 1806 – February 10, 1863) was an American writer and poet. Under the pen name of "Ianthe", she contributed to the periodicals of the day, and is considered among the pioneers of female literature in the United States.
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