"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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Children's authors19th-century poets from the United StatesWomen authors from the United StatesWomen born in the 19th centuryPoets from New York City
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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.