Who is in love with loveliness,
Need not shake with cold;
For he may tear a star in two,
And frock himself in gold.
Who holds her first within his heart,
In certain favor goes;
If his roof tumbles, he may find
Harbor in a rose.


In praise of common things: Lizette Woodworth Reese revisited (1992 edition), Greenwood Pub Group


Who is in love with loveliness, Need not shake with cold; For he may tear a star in two, And frock himself in gold. Who holds her first within his...

Who is in love with loveliness, Need not shake with cold; For he may tear a star in two, And frock himself in gold. Who holds her first within his...

Who is in love with loveliness, Need not shake with cold; For he may tear a star in two, And frock himself in gold. Who holds her first within his...

Who is in love with loveliness, Need not shake with cold; For he may tear a star in two, And frock himself in gold. Who holds her first within his...