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A Wreath of Wild Flowers From New England

Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke (1811-1850)

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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
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JUVENILE RHYMES.

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BLANK VERSE.

A would-be poet wooed the muse in vain,
Then showed the page his pen refused to stain;
But to my wondering query answered terse,—
“Why do you stare? I only tried blank verse!”
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