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Show ?)(5 0 ' THE STINO OF LOVE. - O honey bee! that dost on flower feed. ) Why brush thy Hellodora with M ' S thy wings? W Dost thou forget the blossom of the mesd, T 0 And all ths dewy chalices of ) spring? M Or meanest thou to' tell res that ) () the sting () ) Of Love that seems so sweet unto W the hearty Is, st the best, slas! a cruel thing, And leaves behind a long and bit- 0 ter smart? . f) If this be all that thou wouldst say g) to me, ) Thou lover-loving creature, fly away! Back to thy flowery meadows, 0 honey bee. 0 I've known thy news, ah, many and many a day 1 JANE MINOT SEDGWICK. "Love Songs from the Greek." |