The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder

Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)

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THE NEW DAY

THE CELESTIAL PASSION

I—TO F. F. C. ON THE PANSY, HER CLASS FLOWER

II—ART

III—TO A SOUTHERN GIRL

IV—FOR A FAN

V—TO T. B. A.

VI—A THEME

VII—THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE NURSERY

PART V

TWO WORLDS AND OTHER POEMS

THE GREAT REMEMBRANCE AND OTHER POEMS

IN PALESTINE AND OTHER POEMS

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III—TO A SOUTHERN GIRL

Sweet rose that bloomed on the red field of war,
Think not too sadly of the dreadful Past!
Are not old foes new friends—not least, tho' last,
One whose far home lies 'neath yon Northern star?

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III—TO A SOUTHERN GIRL