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

By John KendrickBangs

1498 To a Whithered Rose

THY span of life was all too short—

A week or two at best—

From budding-time, through blossoming,

To withering and rest.

Yet compensation hast thou—aye!—

For all thy little woes;

For was it not thy happy lot

To live and die a rose?