The Smile of her I love is like the dawn Whose touch makes … - Richard Watson Gilder

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The Smile of her I love is like the dawn
Whose touch makes Memnon sing:
O, see where wide the golden sunlight flows—
The barren desert blossoms as the rose!

Richard Watson Gilder

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Richard Watson Gilder (February 8, 1844 – November 19, 1909) was an American poet and editor.

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