Even thy rich heart run dry.

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THE NOVEMBER PANSY

This is not June,—by Autumn's stratagem

Thou hast been ambushed in the chilly air;

Upon thy fragile crest virginal fair

The rime has clustered in a diadem;

The early frost

Has nipped thy roots and tried thy tender stem,

Seared thy gold petals, all thy charm is lost.