Arts & Sciences
The Guerdon
From An American Anthology, 1787-1900, ed. E. C. Stedman (1900)
Arts & Sciences
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.
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Piatt, John James. “The Guerdon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/piatt/8/.
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