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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By Beatrix DemarestLloyd

1692 With Roses

IN each green leaf a memory let lie:

The pain that follows on the heels of bliss

In every thorn; each waft of incense be a sign

For love: each petal of each rose a kiss!