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Madge Morris Wagner

Oh, in the hush of midnight’s hour,
  When darkness sleeps on land and sea,
How oft in dreams, sweet fragile flower,
  Thou’st come to bless and comfort me.

O, in the hush of midnight’s hour,
  How oft from taunting dreams I start,
To find thee but a fancy flower—
  Thou cherished idol of my heart.
                                          SANSON.

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From Debris | H. S. Crocker & Co., 1881

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