LINES
ON BEING SHOWN A TRESS OF HAIR.
InSCEIBED TO MrS. A. SMALLEy, Of KENTUCKY.
This little tress of soft, fair hair,
I've kept for many years,
Embalmed it with a mother's love,
And watered it with tears.
I've kept for many years,
Embalmed it with a mother's love,
And watered it with tears.
With trembling hand I severed it
From off a brow so fair:—
Alas! of all so beautiful,
This death alone could spare
From off a brow so fair:—
Alas! of all so beautiful,
This death alone could spare
