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Poems by Frances Sargent Osgood

Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke (1811-1850)

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[Love! no more, with soul of fire]

TO THE SPIRIT OF POETRY.

ERMENGARDE'S AWAKENING.

UPBRAID ME NOT.

A FLIGHT OF FANCY.

THE COCOA-NUT TREE.

THE BABY AND THE BREEZE.

LABORARE EST ORARE.

PURITY'S PEARL;

FRAGMENTS OF AN UNFINISHED STORY.

THE INDIAN MAID'S REPLY TO THE MISSIONARY.

TO A CHILD PLAYING WITH A WATCH.

THE MAGIC PRISM.

FIRST AFFECTION.

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LULIN; OR, THE DIAMOND FAY.

1.

2.

THE STATUE TO PYGMALION.

ONE RADIANT EVE.

TO S. S. OSGOOD.

THE FLOWERS AND GEMS OF GENIUS.

FORGIVE AND FORGET.

A FAREWELL TO A HAPPY DAY.

THANK GOD, I GLORY IN THY LOVE!

HAD WE BUT MET.

THE FOLDED FLOWER.

BELIEVE ME, 'TIS NO PANG.

“WE PART FOR EVER!”

OH! BEAUTIFUL ART THOU.

NEW ENGLAND'S MOUNTAIN-CHILD.

THE EXILE'S LAMENT.

ON PARTING FOR A TIME WITH AN INFANT'S PORTRAIT.

FANNY'S FIRST SMILE.

ELLEN LEARNING TO WALK.

“WEARY OF YOU!”

THE STARLIGHT AND MUSIC OF HOME.

TO A DEAR SISTER.

TO A MAIDEN IN DOUBT.

TO AMELIA WELBY.

TO LITTLE MAY VINCENT.

TO A SLANDERED POETESS.

TO AN IDEA THAT WOULDN'T “COME.”

ON SIVORI'S VIOLIN.

WHAT CAN BE THE MATTER?

VENUS AND THE MODERN BELLE.

A REMONSTRANCE.

IMPROMPTU, TO ---.

“THE HOURS AWAKING THE MORNING.”

THE LANGUAGE OF GEMS.

GOLDEN RULES IN RHYME.

MARION'S SONG IN THE SCHOOL-ROOM.

BEAUTY'S PRAYER.

I DEARLY LOVE A CHANGING CHEEK.

THE LOVE MY HEART ACCORDED YOU.

A DANCING GIRL.

IMPROMPTU AT SEA.

THE POET'S REPLY TO UNDESERVED PRAISE.

OH! HASTEN TO MY SIDE.

THE GENTLE WORD.

JE VEILLE SUR TOI, MA MÈRE!

BALLADS AND TALES.

FLORAL FANCIES.

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IMPROMPTU TO ---.

You would speak your farewell by some beautiful flower,
But Autumn has rifled the rich garden-bower;
Yet while such dear love in your summer-heart glows,
Ah! do not regret it! the wish was a Rose!