Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyts New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
Sloe (Prunus Spinosa)
From the white-blossomed sloe, my dear Chloe requested, A sprig her fair breast to adorn. No! by Heavn, I exclaimd, may I perish, If ever I plant in that bosom a thorn. John OKeefeThe Thorn.