I have known sorrow--therefore I May laugh with you, O friend, more merrily Than those who never sorrowed upon earth And know not laughter's worth. I have known laughter--therefore I May sorrow with you far more tenderly Than those who never guess how sad a thing Seems merriment to one heart's suffering.

Mrs. Frederic J. Faulks ("Theodosia Pickering Garrison")

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