<h2><SPAN name="page114"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>LIFE’S OPERA</h2>
<p class="poetry">Like an opera-house is the world, I ween,<br/>
Where the passionate lover of music is seen<br/>
In the balcony near the roof:<br/>
While the very best seat in the first stage-box<br/>
Is filled by the person who laughs and talks<br/>
Through the harmony’s warp and woof.</p>
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