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Upon my smile let none pass compliment         If it but gleam like an enchanting ray         Of sunshine caught from some sweet summer day,         In atmosphere of rose and jasmine scent     And breath of honeysuckles redolent,         When, with the birds that sing their lives away         In harmony, the treetops bend and sway,     And all the world with joy is eloquent.     But in that day of gloom when skies severe         Portend the tempest gathering overhead,     If by my face some token shall appear         Inspiring hope, dispelling darksome dread,         Oh, be the rapture mine that it be said,     "Her smile is like the rainbow, full of cheer."

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