The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 11
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 11
Oliver Wendell Holmes · English
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 11
Oliver Wendell Holmes · English
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TO THE ELEVEN LADIES WHO PRESENTED ME WITH A SILVER LOVING CUP ON THE TWENTY-NINTH OF AUGUST, M DCCC LXXXIX "WHO gave this cup?" The secret thou wouldst steal Its brimming flood forbids it to reveal: No mortal's eye shall read it till he first Cool the red throat of thirst. If on the golden floor one draught remain, Trust me, thy careful search will be in vain; Not till the bowl is emptied shalt thou know The names enrolled below. Deeper than Truth lies buried
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 11
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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