"Under the Balcony", page 4

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Oscar Wilde
1854–1900

"Under the Balcony." Autograph manuscript signed, ca. 1884. 4 p.

Autograph manuscript signed, ca. 1884. 4 p.

Gift of Lucia Moreira Salles, 2008

MA 7258.8
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O blossom that hangs in the tremulous air!
    O blossom with lips of snow!
Come down, come down, for my love to wear!
    You will
        You will die on her head in a crown,
        You will die in a fold of her gown,
    To her little light heart you will go!
O blossom that hangs in the tremulous air!
    O blossom with lips of snow!

    Oscar Wilde

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