James Matthews Legaré Quotes

American writer (1823–1859)

James Matthews Legaré (November 26, 1823 – March 30, 1859) was an American poet and failed inventor.

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Alternative Names: James Matthews Legare • James Mathewes Legaré

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Go bow thy head in gentle spite,
Thou lily white.
For she who spies thee waving here,
With thee in beauty can compare
As day with night.

Thou in thy lake dost see
Thyself: so she
Beholds her image in her eyes
Reflected. Thus did Venus rise
From out the sea.