Zóphiël ; or, the bride of seven

Brooks, Maria Gowen (1794 or 5-1845)

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MISCELLANEOUS PIECES.

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Here, too, the lily raised its snow-white head;
And myrtle-leaves, like friendship when sincere,
Most sweet when wounded, all around were spread;
And, though from noon's fierce heat the wild deer fled,
A soft warm twilight reigned impervious here.

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