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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895.

Walter Savage Landor 1775–1864

Rose Aylmer’s Hair, Given by Her Sister

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BEAUTIFUL spoils! borne off from vanquish’d death!

Upon my heart’s high altar shall ye lie,

Mov’d but by only one adorer’s breath,

Retaining youth, rewarding constancy.