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The tender violet bent in smiles To elves that sported nigh, Tossing the drops of fragrant dew To scent the evening sky.

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Elizabeth Oakes Smith
Age: 87 †
Born: 1806
Born: August 12
Died: 1893
Died: November 16
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Fragrant
Evening
Sky
Dew
Violet
Drops
Smiles
Tossing
Tender
Elves
Scent
Nigh
Bent

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