THE
PSONGS
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NICHOLAS THE SENIOR
The specialness of Spirits
Psong 50
fO what a consolation are spirits, when a man needs to forget his cares.
2Verily, they wash down the lump in a man’s throat, and make him forget the gtreacheries of song.
3hSpirits are the answer to all questions; for they carry a light of their own that makes even the darkest comers bright as a Broadway marquee.
4iSpirits are indeed special: they turn miseries into joys, and calamities into funny stories.
5Spirits make time run away on carpet slippers, so that the clock jchimes cheerily all night long, and only sounds kdoleful on the morning after.
6lAnd speaking of the morning after, O Spirits, is there nothing you can do to improve on this one little flaw in your great beauty?
7Indeed it is true that Spirits have all the answers; for the wise man will discover that they even have the power to make the morning after blaze bright and golden again.
8O Great Spirits! Cheers!
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