"But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed."

"When poor Mama long restless lies She drinks the poppy's juice; That liquor soon can close her eyes, And slumber soft…"

"Though the Philistines may jostle, you will rank as an apostle in the high aesthetic band, If you walk down Piccadill…"

"Not poppy nor mandragora Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which th…"

"Purpureus veluti cum flos succisus aratro Languescit moriens; lassove papavera collo Demisere caput, pluvia cum forte…"

"I sing the Poppy! The frail snowy weed! The flower of Mercy! that within its heart Doth keep "a drop serene" for huma…"

"Central depth of purple, Leaves more bright than rose, Who shall tell what brightest thought Out of darkness grows? W…"

"We are slumberous poppies, Lords of Lethe downs, Some awake and some asleep, Sleeping in our crowns. What perchance o…"

"The poppy opes her scarlet purse of dreams."

"Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze most softly lulling to my soul."