The Smile

    And there is a smile of deceit，

    And there is a smile of smiles

    In which these two smiles meet.

    And there is a frown of hate，

    And there is a frown of disdain¹，

    And there is a frown of frowns

    Which you strive to forget in vain，

    For it sticks in the heart's deep core

    And it sticks in the deep backbone——

    And no smile that ever was smil'd，

    But only one smile alone，

    That betwixt the cradle and grave

    It only once smil'd can be；

    And， when it once is smil'd，

    There's an end to all misery².