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

By WalterLearned

979 With a Spray of Apple Blossoms

THE PROMISE of these fragrant flowers,

The fruit that ’neath these blossoms lies

Once hung, they say, in Eden’s bowers,

And tempted Eve in Paradise.

O fairest daughter of Eve’s blood,

Lest her misprision thine should be,

I ’ve nipped temptation in the bud

And send this snowy spray to thee.