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... When summer's breath their masked buds discloses ; But for their virtue only is their show , They live unwoo'd and unrespected fade ; Die to themselves . Sweet Roses do not so ; Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made : And ...
... When summer's breath their masked buds discloses ; But for their virtue only is their show , They live unwoo'd and unrespected fade ; Die to themselves . Sweet Roses do not so ; Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made : And ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Flowers and Flower-gardens |
| Auteur | David Lester Richardson |
| Uitgever | D'Rozario and Company, 1855 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Michigan |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 1 juni 2007 |
| Lengte | 232 pagina's |
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