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James Matthews Legaré Quotes

d. 1859 United States

James Matthews Legaré (November 26, 1823 – March 30, 1859) was an American poet and failed inventor.

United States
19th-century poets
Poets

Also known as: James Matthews Legare, Legare, James Matthews, Legaré, James Matthews

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Go bow thy head in gentle spite,
Thou lily white.
For she who spies thee waving here,
With thee in beauty can compare
As day with night.

To a Lily (1845)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Matthews Legaré (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.