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[Poems by Osgood in] The floral offering, a token of friendship
Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke (1811-1850)
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ASPHODEL ........ In Heaven I bloom for Thee!
ALMOND LAUREL ........ You have poisoned my Heart.
ANEMONE.—HAREBELL.—SPIDERWORT.
CAMELLIA JAPONICA ........ Queen of the Heart.
MARY.
GRASS ........ Unpretending goodness.
CHINA-ASTER AND FUCHSIA.
CORN ........ Riches.
HELENIA ........ Tears.
LILY, WATER ....... Purity.
LOVE IN A MIST ........ You bewilder me.
MARYGOLD ......... The star of Earth.
[Low as the sigh of a flower]
ROSE, YELLOW ........ Oh! teach me to forget.
ROSE, WILD ........ The Blush of Feeling.
ROSEBUD, WHITE ........ Innocence.
[I own her fair beyond compare]
SENSITIVE PLANT ........ Sensibility.
[Oh God! the vision haunts my day]
VIOLET, BLUE ........ Humility.
[She has woven a spell of enchantment]
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[Poems by Osgood in] The floral offering, a token of friendship
[Low as the sigh of a flower]
Low
as the sigh of a flower
Heard in the stillness of night,
Came the soft tones of the maiden,
Trembling with fear and delight.
F. S. O.
[Poems by Osgood in] The floral offering, a token of friendship