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Roses And Butterflies.

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("Roses et Papillons.")     [XXVII., Dec. 7, 1834.]     The grave receives us all:     Ye butterflies and roses gay and sweet     Why do ye linger, say?     Will ye not dwell together as is meet?     Somewhere high in the air     Would thy wing seek a home 'mid sunny skies,     In mead or mossy dell -     If there thy odors longest, sweetest rise.     Have where ye will your dwelling,     Or breath or tint whose praise we sing;     Butterfly shining bright,     Full-blown or bursting rosebud, flow'r or wing.     Dwell together ye fair,     'Tis a boon to the loveliest given;     Perchance ye then may choose your home     On the earth or in heaven.     W.C. WESTBROOK

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