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HELIODORA'S WREATH by MELEAGER

First Line: I WILL WEAVE THE VIOLET WHITE
Last Line: EVERY FLOWER OF THE SPRING.
Subject(s): FLOWERS;

I WILL weave the violet white,
Mid the myrtle weave the light
Jonquil, and therewith I will
Weave the laughing daffodil.
Then the saffron, sweet of smell,
Weave I will, and weave as well
Purple iris, and with those
Interweave the true-love rose.
So, on the brow where clusters fair
Heliodora's fragrant hair,
This my coronal will fling
Every flower of the spring.



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