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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By John JamesPiatt

606 The Guerdon

TO the quick brow Fame grudges her best wreath

While the quick heart to enjoy it throbs beneath:

On the dead forehead’s sculptured marble shown,

Lo, her choice crown—its flowers are also stone.