And if at times a thought arose—
Could hair like that be false?
I sniffed the reassuring coil
That shamed the damask rose,
And could not breathe a thought disloyal
While that was near my nose.
[Original]
At length her aunt—the summer gone—
And if at times a thought arose—
Could hair like that be false?
I sniffed the reassuring coil
That shamed the damask rose,
And could not breathe a thought disloyal
While that was near my nose.
At length her aunt—the summer gone—