Love not! love not! ye hopeless sons of clay; Hope's gayest wreaths are made of earthly flowers- Things that are made to fade and fall away, Ere they have blossomed for a few short hours. (Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton)

Love not! love not! ye hopeless sons of clay; Hope's gayest wreaths are made of earthly flowers- Things that are made to fade and fall away, Ere they have blossomed for a few short hours.

Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton

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