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1858–1935

“SCENTLESS FLOW'RS I BRING THEE”

William Watson

Scentless flow'rs I bring thee — yet In thy bosom be they set; In thy bosom each one grows Fragrant beyond any rose.

Sweet enough were she who could, In thy heart's sweet neighbourhood, Some redundant sweetness thus Borrow from that overplus.

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