"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."
Fame

January 1, 1970

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John James Piatt, The Guerdon.

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