[Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry | ||
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IRONY.
SARDONY.
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When all around, with heartless mirth,
At deeds of virtuous daring rail;
Or coldly sneer at angel-worth,
Because its schemes of goodness fail;
At deeds of virtuous daring rail;
Or coldly sneer at angel-worth,
Because its schemes of goodness fail;
One brow with generous anger glows,
One heart a manlier verdict sends,
One fearless voice unfaltering flows,
In warm defence of absent friends!
One heart a manlier verdict sends,
One fearless voice unfaltering flows,
In warm defence of absent friends!
[Poems by Osgood in] The poetry of flowers and Flowers of Poetry | ||