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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By Nathaniel ParkerWillis

176 To Giulia Grisi

WHEN the rose is brightest,

Its bloom will soonest die;

When burns the meteor brightest,

’T will vanish from the sky.

If Death but wait until delight

O’errun the heart like wine,

And break the cup when brimming quite,

I die—for thou hast poured to-night

The last drop into mine.