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ON A PICTURE by FREDERIC FAIRCHILD SHERMAN

First Line: AMONG THE FACES OF THESE GIRLS
Last Line: THIS GARDEN IN EPITOME.
Subject(s): BEAUTY; GIRLS;

Among the faces of these girls --
Which seem to break forth from their curls
As flowers from buds -- is one that glows
All crimson like a blushing rose,
And one that lifts itself on high --
A lily looking to the sky,
Another with a pansy's grace
Half hides amid the leafy lace;
And all are sweet, and all are fair
Like beauty in a boutonniere --
A dream of loveliness! Give me
This garden in epitome.



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