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Poems

By Edward Quillinan. With a Memoir by William Johnston

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IN THE ALBUM OF MARGARET ---

Both meanings of La Marguerite,
The daisy or the pearl,
For once in perfect concord meet,
And suit the very girl!
Some prophet surely gave that name
At the baptismal hour
Of one who sparkles like a gem,
Though modest as the flower.