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01In print by 1911 AD

Not by appointment do we meet delight and joy; They wait not our expectancy; But round some corner in the street of life, They, on a sudden, greet us with a smile.

Gerald Massey / quote

02Undated

When man to man shall be a friend and brother.

Gerald Massey / quote

03Undated

The world is full of beauty as other worlds above And if we did our duty it might be as full of love.

Gerald Massey / quote

04Undated

Not by appointment do we meet delight Or joy they heed not our expectancy But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile.

Gerald Massey / quote