The First Flowers; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 39.
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Pure and perfect, sweet arbutus
Twines her rosy-tinted wreath.
— Elaine Goodale Eastman
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Twines her rosy-tinted wreath." in the context of "The First Flowers; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 39." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Elaine Goodale Eastman
Elaine Goodale Eastman (1863–1953) was an American poet along with her sister of Dora Read Goodale. The sisters published their first poetry as children still living at home, and were included in Edmund Clarence Stedman's classic An American Anthology (1900).
About Elaine Goodale Eastman
Elaine Goodale Eastman (1863–1953) was an American poet along with her sister of Dora Read Goodale. The sisters published their first poetry as children still living at home, and were included in Edmund Clarence Stedman's classic An American Anthology (1900).
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