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SONG (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: OH ROSES FOR THE FLUSH OF YOUTH
Last Line: BEFORE IN THE OLD TIME.
Subject(s): AGING; FLOWERS; YOUTH;
Oh roses for the flush of youth,
And laurel for the perfect prime;
But pluck an ivy branch for me
Grown old before my time.

Oh violets for the grave of youth,
And bay for those dead in their prime;
Give me the withered leaves I chose
Before in the old time.




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