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THE LOVELY CHILD by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

Poet Analysis

First Line: LILIES ARE BOTH PURE AND FAIR
Last Line: THAN A PRIMROSE, BLOSSOMING?
Subject(s): CHILDREN; FLOWERS; LILIES; ROSES; CHILDHOOD;

LILIES are both pure and fair,
Growing 'midst the roses there --
Roses, too, both red and pink,
Are quite beautiful, I think.

But of all bright blossoms -- best --
Purest -- fairest -- loveliest, --
Could there be a sweeter thing
Than a primrose, blossoming?



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