Edna St. Vincent Millay - Sonnets 06: No Rose That In A Garden Ever Grew

Edna St. Vincent Millay - Sonnets 06: No Rose That In A Garden Ever Grew

No rose that in a garden ever grew, br In Homer's or in Omar's or in mine, br Though buried under centuries of fine br Dead dust of roses, shut from sun and dew br Forever, and forever lost from view, br But must again in fragrance rich as wine br The grey aisles of the air incarnadine br When the old summers surge into a new. br Thus when I swear, "I love with all my heart," br 'Tis with the heart of Lilith that I swear, br 'Tis with the love of Lesbia and Lucrece; br And thus as well my love must lose some part br Of what it is, had Helen been less fair, br Or perished young, or stayed at home in Greece.br br Edna St.


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