A Hybrid

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A Hybrid

I SEND her only lilies,

No red amid the white,

For all the pallid flowers,

Ablushing with delight,

Acquire a double beauty;

And every blossom grows,

Like her sweet soul and body,

A lily in a rose.

Title
A Hybrid
Identifier
greatwar_macfie092
Item sets
War: an Ode And Other Poems
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