WALLFLOWERS.
Where the wallflowers gi'OW, Many come and go ; Rich and poor men pass. Lover, too, and lass ; Children at their play, Heads careworn and gray. Naught of all that go Do the wallflowers know ; Yet their perfumes reach To the heart of each — Win one moment's share In each passer there. Droop thy head, and go, i'oet, from the show ; Man thou art, not flower, Decado liv'st, not hour, Reason hnst, and will, Sympathy and skill. Yet what canst thou know More of all that go? Could thy verse but reach To the heart of each. As the wallflower's scent, What were thy content?
"The Spectator.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 376, 12 June 1889, Page 4
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107WALLFLOWERS. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 376, 12 June 1889, Page 4
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