Areytos or songs and ballads of the South

Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870)

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FIRST FRUITS.—A PRELUDE.

AREYTOS.

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EPIGRAM.

Within her breast, more white than snows,
Fair Amaryllis plants the rose;
Not that the flower should bless your eyes,
But the rich garden where it lies.

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EPIGRAM.