| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1617. Song |
| | | By Alice Duer Miller |
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| THE LIGHT of spring | |
| On the emerald earth, | |
| A man, a maid, | |
| And a mood of mirth, | |
| A foolish jest, | 5 |
| That a smile amends— | |
| It took no more | |
| To make us friends. | |
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| An evening breeze, | |
| The year in bloom, | 10 |
| Lips quickly met | |
| In the garden’s gloom; | |
| The trees about us, | |
| The stars above— | |
| It took no more | 15 |
| To teach us love. | |
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| Frost in the air— | |
| The air like wine— | |
| Go you your way, | |
| And I ’ll go mine. | 20 |
| Lightly we part | |
| Who lightly met— | |
| What more is needed, | |
| When both forget? | |
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