Reflection.
T hey strolled through the wood together, A manly youth and maiden fair, ' fathering leaves in the autumn weather, Tinted witi; oolo.rs ricli and rare. He said: “You foe- mveh like the autumn leaves, With your cheeks of red and your hair of gold ; And your heart the frost that that leaf receives Ere its hues are seen, for your heart is cold.” The maiden answered : “ It may be so ; Yo.u’ve known me so long, and perhaps know heat ; But the frozen leaf scon thaws, you know, After ’tis gathered and properly press’d,”
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Evening Star, Issue 7443, 11 February 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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94Reflection. Evening Star, Issue 7443, 11 February 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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