Poem by Henry Timrod

A Bouquet

Take first a Cowslip, then an Asphodel,
 A bridal Rose, some snowy Orange flowers;
A Lily next, and by its spotless bell
 Place the bright Iris, darling of the showers;
Set gold Nasturtiums, Elder blooms between,
 And Heart's-ease to the Orchis marry sweetly;
Then with red Pinks, and slips of Evergreen,
 You will possess—all folded up discreetly—
In one bouquet, that none but you may know,
 The name I love beyond all names below.

1. Carmen Triumphale
2. The Unknown Dead
3. Vox et Præterea Nihil
4. Hymn Sung at the Consecration of Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
5. Sonnets. 12. What Gossamer Lures Thee Now? What Hope, What Name

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