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I. HE sees the world as a boisterous place / Where all things bear a laughing face, / And humorous scenes go hourly on, / Does John.
II. They find the world a pleasant place / Where all is ecstasy and grace, / Where a light has risen that cannot wane, / Do John and Jane.
III. They see as a palace their cottage-place, / Containing a pearl of the human race, / A hero, maybe, hereafter styled, / Do John and Jane with a baby-child.
IV. They rate the world as a gruesome place, / Where fair looks fade to a skull's grimace,- / As a pilgrimage they would fain get done- / Do John and Jane with their worthless son.