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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder

Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)

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“ON THE WILD ROSE TREE”

On the wild rose tree
Many buds there be,
Yet each sunny hour
Hath but one perfect flower.
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Thou who wouldst be wise
Open wide thine eyes;
In each sunny hour
Pluck the one perfect flower!
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