AUTHOR OF “FASHION AND FAMINE,” “THE OLD HOMESTEAD,” “MARY DERWENT,” “THE HEIRESS,” ETC., ETC. Yes, woman’s love, when left alone, Around an evil heart may cling, As ivy trails from stone to stone, Creeping o’er many a ruined thing; It gathers in its loving clasp The thorns that pierce and flowers that bloom; Nor perishes in death’s cold grasp, But dove-like flies beyond the tomb.…
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