Love
A Breath
From An American Anthology (1900)
Love
A breath can fan love’s flame to burning,—
Make firm resolve of trembling doubt.
But, strange! at fickle fancy’s turning,
The selfsame breath can blow it out.
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MLA
Vere, Mary Ainge De. “A Breath.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/de_vere_ma/6/.
Chicago
Vere, Mary Ainge De. “A Breath.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/de_vere_ma/6/.
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