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

By MargaretDeland

1292 Sent with a Rose to a Young Lady

DEEP in a Rose’s glowing heart

I dropped a single kiss,

And then I bade it quick depart,

And tell my Lady this:

“The love thy Lover tried to send

O’erflows my fragrant bowl,

But my soft leaves would break and bend,

Should he send half the whole!”