. "Little Meg and I", and other poems. 62 THE IVY LEAF. THE IVY EAUTIFUL, shining leaf of green, Why were you plucked from the parent vine ?Only for sorrow and care, I ween. Only lo break her heart and as the plume of a cooing dove,Innocent cause of all her were you sent as a pledge of , beautiful ivy leaf? Beautiful leaf, if you only knew How light her heart was before you hide away from the morning dew, And in the sunlight blush with , little she thought in her perfect bliss. That her dream of love would be so she welcomed y

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. "Little Meg and I", and other poems. 62 THE IVY LEAF. THE IVY EAUTIFUL, shining leaf of green, Why were you plucked from the parent vine ?Only for sorrow and care, I ween. Only lo break her heart and as the plume of a cooing dove,Innocent cause of all her were you sent as a pledge of , beautiful ivy leaf? Beautiful leaf, if you only knew How light her heart was before you hide away from the morning dew, And in the sunlight blush with , little she thought in her perfect bliss. That her dream of love would be so she welcomed you with a holy kiss. Beautiful, beautiful ivy leaf. —In the drama of the Ivy Leaf by Con T. Murphy. UNKNOWN. 63 UNKNOWN.

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