Whereas the man who hits
the gong dis-
proves it, in all its
simplicity —
Even so the attempt
makes for triumph, in
another man.
Likewise in love I
am not foolish or in-
competent. My method is not a
tenderness, but hope
defined.
Whereas the man who hits
the gong dis-
proves it, in all its
simplicity —
Even so the attempt
makes for triumph, in
another man.
Likewise in love I
am not foolish or in-
competent. My method is not a
tenderness, but hope
defined.
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