Once the buds of the pomegranate Paled beside her cheek's warm dye, Now 'tis like the last sad planet Waning in the morning sky - She has wept away its red. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

Once the buds of the pomegranate Paled beside her cheek's warm dye, Now 'tis like the last sad planet Waning in the morning sky - She has wept away its red.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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