Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
V. Trees: Flowers: PlantsThe Wreath
Meleager of Gadara (1st Century B.C.)From the Greek by William M. Hardinge
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With myrtle spray,
And lily bells that trembling laughter fills,
And the sweet crocus gay:
With these blue hyacinth, and the lover’s rose
That she may wear—
My sun-maiden—each scented flower that blows,
Upon her scented hair.