 | [Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry |  |
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CRUELTY.
NETTLE.
More cruel far than murder's self is he,Who, having kindled once love's Eden-bloom,
With warm Persuasion's spell, in some young heart,
E'er lets Indifference blight it or Neglect;—
For Love—true Love can flower but once in life,
In woman's life—the Aloe of her heart!
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