Yes, Heaven is thine; but this
Is a world of sweets and sours;
Our flowers are merely—flowers.


"Israfel", st. 7 (1831).

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Edgar Allan Poe Quotes

Yes, Heaven is thine; but this Is a world of sweets and sours; Our flowers are merely—flowers.

Yes, Heaven is thine; but this Is a world of sweets and sours; Our flowers are merely—flowers.

Yes, Heaven is thine; but this Is a world of sweets and sours; Our flowers are merely—flowers.

Yes, Heaven is thine; but this Is a world of sweets and sours; Our flowers are merely—flowers.