Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, VALENTINE: TO BAYARD TAYLOR, by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT


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VALENTINE: TO BAYARD TAYLOR, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I send thee here no valentine
Last Line: I prithee, taylor, mend it!
Alternate Author Name(s): Greenwood, Grace
Subject(s): Holidays; Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878); Valentine's Day


I SEND thee here no valentine,
I only dash thee off a line.
In trembling haste I send it, --
Give earnest heed to what I say;
I've a grievous rent in my heart to-day,
I prithee, Taylor, mend it!





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