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'Y' Are The Maiden Posies

by Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

''Y' are the maiden posies,
And so graced,
To be placed
Fore damask roses.
Yet, though thus respected,
By and by
Ye do lie,
Poor girls, neglected.'




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