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[Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry

Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke (1811-1850)

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IMMORTALITY.

AMARANTH.

Fling, fling the wreath of Bacchus down!
For they who wear its vine-leaves here,
Forego the glorious amaranth-crown
Of angels in a holier sphere.
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